Probiotics for Weight Loss?
It’s entirely possible that one day we may be able to use probiotics to help fight obesity, and who knows, it may become the next new miracle diet pill!
Scientists in Ireland have embarked on a study using a specifically engineered strain of Lactobacillus, which has produced a version of a special molecule called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which may lead to decreased
body fat in humans. The study revealed that when mice ingested this altered form of Lactobacillus that their fat tissue composition was altered, which leads the researchers to believe that it may in fact speed up metabolism,
thus burning more fat calories and losing weight.
Dr. Catherine Staton, who lead the study, suggests that this warrants futher research and states that their
study certainly further strengthens the case of using probiotic supplements to benefit human health.