Recent data suggest that gut microbiota can function as an environmental factor that modulates the amount of body fat and obese individuals have an altered gut microbiota.The results of previous animal studies have suggest that a probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei K56 have reduced high-fat diet induced obesity.~In this randomised,double blind ,placebo controlled study, the participants were randomly assigned to probiotic K56 group or placebo group to evaluate the fat-reducing effect of the Lactobacillus paracasei K56 by continuously supplementing probiotic or placebo capsules.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of intervention with Lactobacillus paracasei K56 on body fat, metabolic risk markers,inflammatory markers and gut microbiota composition in obesity.