Abstract
This study aimed to assess whether the consumption of probiotic foods reduces anthropometric measurements in overweight and obese individuals through a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Of the 4370 identified studies, eight were eligible and included in the meta-analysis, which showed that there was a significant reduction in the variables body mass index, visceral fat area, subcutaneous fat area, body fat mass, fat percentage, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio in the probiotic food consumption group compared to the control group. There was no significant reduction in body weight and lean mass. When evaluating meta-analyses of subgroups of microorganisms, positive outcomes in Lactobacillus gasseri (Lg2 and Lg3) are observed. Regarding the intervention period, the longer the duration of the intervention with probiotic foods, the better the outcome. In subgroup analyses, promising results were observed with the probiotic microorganism strain Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055.
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