Bifidobacterium breve MAK40B22B and Reduced Body Fat Mass

• Effects of Bifidobacterium breve B-3 on body fat reductions in pre-obese adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

  • 2018
  • RCT · n = 80
  • Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health 37(3)
  • • J. Minami
    • N. Iwabuchi
    • Miyuki Tanaka
    • K. Yamauchi
    • J. Xiao
    • F. Abe
    • N. Sakane

  • PubMed: 30094122
  • DOI: 10.12938/bmfh.18-001

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  • Reduced Body Fat Mass

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  Body fat mass and percent body fat were significantly lower in the B-3 group than in the placebo group at weeks 8 and 12 (p<0.05, ANCOVA adjusted with baseline values).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

• Oral administration of Bifidobacterium breve B-3 modifies metabolic functions in adults with obese tendencies in a randomised controlled trial

  • 2015-06-19
  • RCT
  • Journal of Nutritional Science 4
  • • J. Minami
    • S. Kondo
    • N. Yanagisawa
    • T. Odamaki
    • J. Xiao
    • F. Abe
    • S. Nakajima
    • Yukie Hamamoto
    • Sanae Saitoh
    • T. Shimoda

  • PubMed: 26090097
  • DOI: 10.1017/jns.2015.5

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  • Reduced Body Fat Mass

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  A significantly lowered fat mass was observed in the B-3 group compared with the placebo group at week 12.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

• Comment on Sung et al. Body Fat Reduction Effect of Bifidobacterium breve B-3: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Comparative Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2023, 15, 28

  • 2023-02-22
  • RCT
  • Nutrients 15(5)
  • • S. Y. Lee

  • PubMed: 36904094
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu15051093

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  • Reduced Body Fat Mass

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  a reduction in body fat mass after Bifidobacterium breve B-3 (BB-3) ingestion for 12 weeks was reported

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate