| Title |
Effects of Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 on Body Weight and Adipose Tissue Mass in Diet-Induced Overweight Rats |
| Author |
Ji-Hee Kang, Sung-Il Yun, and Han-Oh Park* |
| Address |
R&D Center, BIONEER Co., Daejeon 306-220, Republic of Korea |
| Bibliography |
Journal of Microbiology, 48(5),712-714, 2010,
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| DOI |
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| Key Words |
probiotics, body weight gain, breast milk, white adipose tissue |
| Abstract |
We investigated the weight-gain suppressive effect of Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 isolated from human breast milk. Rats were fed a high-carbohydrate diet and administered BNR17 (BNR17 group) twice daily for twelve weeks. Changes were observed in body weight and white adipose tissue mass. The percent increase in body weight (P=0.0331) and fat pad mass (P<0.01) was significantly lower in the BNR17 group, and the FER was moderately lower (P=0.0769). These data suggest that BNR17 can prevent diet-induced overweight and may become an alternative method for treating weight problems and obesity. |
