SynthesisJournal of translational medicine2023
Effects of probiotic administration on overweight or obese children: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
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- Efficacy and safety of probiotic/synbiotic supplementation for overweight or obese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Pediatric research · 2026Pooled it
- The role of microbiome-modulating supplements in managing metabolic syndrome risk factors among overweight and obese youth: a GRADE-assessed meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- A 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled exploratory pilot study of HFN2-008 (heat-treated Bifidobacterium longum HN001) for adiposity reduction in overweight adults.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Circadian rhythms of gut microbiota modulate nocturnal hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a comprehensive review on mechanisms and chrono-targeted interventions.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Multi-target Effects of Short-Chain Fatty Acids for Obesity-Related Asthma: Interventional Potential and Challenges.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025Review
- Targeting the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Obesity: A Paradigm Shift in Prevention and Treatment? A Comprehensive Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- Global trends in research on eating behaviors among overweight/obese children and adolescents: a bibliometric study from 2003 to 2023.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Utilizing Lactic Acid Bacteria to Improve Hyperlipidemia: A Comprehensive Analysis from Gut Microbiota to Metabolic Pathways.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Protein restriction associated with high fat induces metabolic dysregulation without obesity in juvenile mice.Nutrition & metabolism · 2024Article
- The Role of Gut Microbiota in the Onset and Progression of Obesity and Associated Comorbidities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The Impact of Bioactive Molecules from Probiotics on Child Health: A Comprehensive Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Probiotic and high-fat diet: effects on pain assessment, body composition, and cytokines in male and female adolescent and adult rats.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2024Article
- Mucosal Hub Bacteria as Potential Targets for Improving High-Fat Diet-Related Intestinal Barrier Injury.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2024Article
- A critical review on diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 management approaches: from lifestyle modification to current and novel targets and therapeutic agents.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Exploring a novel therapeutic strategy: the interplay between gut microbiota and high-fat diet in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- Molecular evaluation of early-age plasma adiponectin levels in young obese cases with diabetes mellitus type 1.International journal of health sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis paper aimed to examine the effects of probiotics on eight factors in overweight or obese children by meta-analysis, namely, body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), adiponectin, leptin and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and summarize the mechanisms of action of probiotics based on the existing researches.
methodsSix databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, SinoMed and CNKI) were searched until March 2023. Review Manager 5.4 was used for meta-analysis. The data were analysed using weighted mean differences (WMDs) or standardized mean differences (SMDs) under a fixed effect model or random effect model to observe the effects of probiotic administration on the included indicators.
resultsFour publications with a total of 206 overweight or obesity children were included. According to the meta-analysis, probiotics were able to significantly decrease the levels of HDL-C (MD, 0.06; 95% CI 0.03, 0.09; P = 0.0001), LDL-C (MD, - 0.06; 95% CI - 0.12, - 0.00; P = 0.04), adiponectin (MD, 1.39; 95% CI 1.19, 1.59; P < 0.00001), leptin (MD, - 2.72; 95% CI - 2.9, - 2.54; P < 0.00001) and TNF-α (MD, - 4.91; 95% CI - 7.15, - 2.67; P < 0.0001) compared to those in the placebo group. Still, for BMI, the palcebo group seemed to be better than the probiotic group (MD, 0.85; 95% CI 0.04, 1.66; P = 0.04). TC (MD, - 0.05; 95% CI - 0.12, 0.02; P = 0.14) and TG (MD, - 0.16; 95% CI - 0.36, 0.05; P = 0.14) were not different between two groups.
conclusionsThis review drew that probiotics might act as a role in regulating HDL-C, LDL-C, adiponectin, leptin and TNF-α in overweight or obesity children. Additionally, our systematic review yielded that probiotics might regulate lipid metabolism and improve obese associated symptoms by some paths. This meta-analysis has been registered at PROSPERO with ID: CRD42023408359.
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