Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 Supplementation Reduces the Visceral Fat Accumulation and Waist Circumference in Obese Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
- 2018-05
- RCT · n = 90
- Journal of Medicinal Food 21(5)
- Joohee Kim
- J. Yun
- M. K. Kim
- O. Kwon
- B. Cho
- PubMed: 29688793
- DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2017.3937
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) was significantly decreased in the BNR-H group compared with the placebo group (P = .038). Difference of VAT areas of the BNR-H group compared with the placebo group after 12-week consumption of BNR17 was significant (-21.6 cm2, P = .012).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes