In our last article we explained in detail the benefits of probiotics for the gut and physical and mental health, in this one today we focus on its role in weight loss, can probiotics help you lose weight? What is the principle that it helps to lose weight?
Does probiotic help with weight loss?
Probiotics do not have the effect of directly helping us lose weight, it is by improving the intestinal environment, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote intestinal absorption of food to achieve the purpose of weight loss.
Food sources:
Probiotics are a class of live bacteria that are beneficial to the human body and are usually found in fermented foods such as yogurt, pickles, and kimchi.
How does it work?（weight loss principle）
1.It reduce the body’s absorption of fat
There are a lot of probiotics in our intestines. Probiotics can help us improve our intestines and reduce the body’s absorption of fat，improve our obesity problem to some extent, the fat is reduced, the probability of suffering from cardiovascular disease is also small.
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2.It help improve the environment of the stomach
There are beneficial and harmful bacteria in the human intestinal tract, beneficial bacteria can help us digest the food we eat, improve the environment in the intestinal tract, if we form a bad dietary habits, late to bed, late to rise, overeating, the body’s harmful bacteria will appear en masse, resulting in the loss of control of the bacterial flora, which leads to a series of problems, such as diarrhea, gastric disorders, constipation and other problems, the beneficial bacteria to help us fight with the harmful bacteria to establish a safe and comfortable environment in the stomach.
3.Enhance the body’s immunity
The intestine is the largest and most active immune organ in our body, which is in charge of more than 70% of the body’s immunity.
If we have an unhealthy diet, such as a long-term high-fat diet, the fat intake in the diet will affect the body’s production of bile acids (BA), thus affecting the metabolism of intestinal flora and immune function. This leads to a weakening of our ability to resist foreign pathogenic bacteria and makes us prone to illness.
4. Relieve lactose intolerance
Lactose intolerance is believed to be a headache for many people, some people like to drink milk tea or eat cake, because of lactose intolerance, which makes them very distressed, lactose intolerant people are generally because the human body can not produce lactase, it is difficult to digest and absorb lactose, which can easily lead to diarrhea problems.
We all know that milk is a nutritious and healthy food, but lactose intolerant people will have diarrhea when they drink milk, which is of course a headache. Lactobacillus can help us break down the lactose we ingest, which can help improve the problem of diarrhea and abdominal pain in lactose intolerant people.
How can we choose a right probiotics?
First, make sure that the probiotic product has a sufficient number of live bacteria and that the strain is active and stable. The number of live bacteria is one of the key factors in the effectiveness of probiotics, so you should try to choose a product with a high number of live bacteria. At the same time, the manufacturing process and preservation conditions of the product will also affect the activity and stability of the bacterial strains, so you should choose products that have been processed by scientific technology and preserved under good conditions.
Secondly, we should pay attention to the type and proportion of strains in probiotic products. Different strains have different benefits to human body, and the synergistic effect between different strains will also affect the effect of the product. Therefore, when choosing a probiotic product, you should understand the types of strains and ratios of the product and choose the right product according to your needs.
In addition, the quality and safety of the product are also important factors to consider when choosing probiotic products. You should choose products that have been certified by authoritative organizations and comply with relevant standards and regulations, and avoid buying counterfeit or expired products.
