Regulation of abdominal adiposity by probiotics (Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055) in adults with obese tendencies in a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 64; no. 6; pp. 636 - 643
• Main Authors: Kadooka, Y, Sato, M, Imaizumi, K, Ogawa, A, Ikuyama, K, Akai, Y, Okano, M, Kagoshima, M, Tsuchida, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.06.2010; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/45/776/1178; 692/699/1503/1702/393; 692/700/565/2072; Abdomen; abdominal fat; Abdominal Fat - metabolism; Active control; Adiponectin; Adiponectin - blood; Adipose tissue; Adipose tissues; Adult; Adults; Biological and medical sciences; blood; Blood cholesterol; Body fat; Body Mass Index; Body size; Body Weight; Clinical Nutrition; Clinical trials; Composition; Computed tomography; Confidence intervals; Control; Double-Blind Method; drug therapy; Epidemiology; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; fermented milk; Fermented milk products; functional foods; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health aspects; Hip; Humans; Internal Medicine; Intra-Abdominal Fat; Intra-Abdominal Fat - metabolism; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus gasseri; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Metabolic disorders; metabolism; Middle Aged; Molecular weight; nutritional intervention; Obesity; Obesity - drug therapy; Obesity - metabolism; Obesity, Abdominal; Obesity, Abdominal - drug therapy; Obesity, Abdominal - metabolism; original-article; Prevention; Probiotics; Probiotics - therapeutic use; Public Health; randomized clinical trials; Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal; Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal - metabolism; therapeutic use; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Waist Circumference; Weight control; body weight and measures; computed tomography; adiponectin; abdominal fat; cultured milk products; probiotics; Adipose tissue; Body weight; Fat mass; Visceral obesity; Adiponectin; Randomization; Regulation(control); Adiposity; Bacteria; Lactobacillaceae; Adult; Clinical trial; Lactobacillus gasseri; Cultured milk; Human; Probiotic; Radiodiagnosis; Metabolic diseases; Corporal biometry; Abdomen; Medical imagery; Computerized axial tomography

Background/Objectives: In spite of the much evidence for the beneficial effects of probiotics, their anti-obesity effects have not been well examined. We evaluated the effects of the probiotic Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 (LG2055) on abdominal adiposity, body weight and other body measures in adult...