ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019
The Potential Role of Probiotics in Controlling Overweight/Obesity and Associated Metabolic Parameters in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05364814 (The Effect of Using Probiotic Yogurt on Anthropometric Measurements and Gastrointestinal System in Obese Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 48 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Using Probiotic Yogurt on Anthropometric Measurements and Gastrointestinal System in Obese Women
Who cites it
48 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Probiotics in Overweight and Obesity Control: An Umbrella Review and Subgroup Meta-Analysis.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of prebiotic, probiotic or synbiotic supplementation on overweight/obesity indicators: an umbrella review of the trials' meta-analyses.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the therapeutic effect of probiotic intervention in obese or overweight adolescents.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
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- Gut Microbiota, Probiotics and Psychological States and Behaviors after Bariatric Surgery-A Systematic Review of Their Interrelation.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Body Fat, Skeletal Muscle Mass, and Body Mass Index in Individuals ≥45 Years Old: A Systematic Review.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Pooled it
- Effects of a Plant-Based Multi-StrainNutrients · 2026Trial
- Daily supplementation with the Lab4P probiotic consortium induces significant weight loss in overweight adults.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Lactococcus Lactis Subsp. Lactis CAB701 Reduces Body fat mass in Adults with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- Probiotic-fermented herbal residues in obesity management: a review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Insights from the high-altitude animal gut adaptation model: mechanisms of obesity regulation via microbiota-derived metabolite homeostasis and the gut-X axis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Probiotics and functional foods in metabolic disease: emerging solutions for obesity and diabetes.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- The Gut Microbiome in Human Obesity: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- The Effects of Probiotics Consumption on Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile, Glycemic Indices, and Inflammatory Parameters in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Harnessing Probiotics: Exploring the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Combating Obesity.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Review
- Effect of Supplementation with Probiotics in Patients with Schizophrenia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Nutraceuticals for Gut-Brain Axis Health: A Novel Approach to Combat Malnutrition and Future Personalised Nutraceutical Interventions.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Synergistic Effects of Probiotics and Lifestyle Interventions on Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Obese Adults.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Single, but not mixed dietary fibers suppress body weight gain and adiposity in high fat-fed mice.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Probiotics: A multifaceted approach to health promotion-from disease prevention to food enrichment and delivery systems.AIMS microbiology · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of overweight/obesity in adults is raised to 39%, which is nearly tripled more than 1975. The alteration of the gut microbiome has been widely accepted as one of the main causal factors. To find an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of overweight/obesity, a systematic review and meta-analysis were designed.
methodsIn this study, we systematically reviewed the article published from January 2008 to July 2018 and conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effects of probiotics on body weight control, lipid profile, and glycemic control in healthy adults with overweight or obesity. The primary outcomes were body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, fat mass, fat percentages, plasma lipid profiles, and glucose metabolic parameters.
resultsWe systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and the Web of Science and identified 1248 articles, and 7 articles which were manually searched by the references of included studies and previously systematic reviews. Twelve randomized controlled trials (RCTs), including 821 participants, were included in the meta-analysis via full-text screening. Probiotics supplementation resulted in a statistical reduction in body weight (WMD [95%
conclusionThis study suggests that the probiotics supplementation could potentially reduce the weight gain and improve some of the associated metabolic parameters, which may become an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity in adult individuals.
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