Table 2: Effects of probiotic bacteria in obesity in human studies.
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Probiotic Bacteria Used | Study Model (Human) | Major Findings | Reference |
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Dietary supplementation with probiotics | Dietary supplementation with probiotics/ placebo controlled | Significantly alters the levels of DNA methylation in 38 obesity related genes in mothers and 68 genes in children. | Vahamiko et al, 2018 [ 127 ] |
L. salivarius UBL S22 and Prebiotic Fructoligosaccharide in healthy human volunteers | Double-blind, placebo controlled | Improvement in serum TGs and lipid profile ↓ inflammatory cytokines | Rajkumar et al., 2015 [ 128 ] |
Probiotic (S. thermophiles, L. plantarum, L. acidophilus, L. rhamnosus, B. lactis, B. longum and B. breve) and Bofutsushosan herb | Double-blind, placebo controlled | ↓ BW, waist circumference and Lipid profile (in HDL-cholesterol). Change in body composition is positively related to levels of LPS and L. plantarum | Lee et al., 2014 [ 129 ] |
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