New Study Shows That Probiotics Accelerate Weight Loss

(Newswire.net — June 28, 2014) Fountain Hills, AZ — People are always seeking easy and effective ways to lose weight, especially as the summer season approaches.  However, a new and promising method is arising from an unusual place.

The Journal of Clinical Investigation, in the published June 24 study, revealed remarkable success and promise from the use of probiotics to suppress appetite and lose weight.  Their surprising conclusion was that weight gain can be prevented with engineered probiotics, even in the presence of a high-fat diet, at least in mice.

The researchers explained their methods, which gives insight into the direction further research will follow. The researchers created genetically modified probiotic bacteria to produce a hunger-suppressing compound called NAPE, which is a substance that is normally released by the cells in the small intestine after a meal.

NAPE, which stands for N-acylphophatidylethanolamine, is present in humans and animals.  By creating this bacterial substance, it appears to “fool” the brain into feeling that is just had a meal and is satisfied.

In the study, the NAPE-producing bacteria were added to the mice’s drinking water for 8 weeks, allowing these bacteria to colonize in the intestines of the mice.  Since the study was focusing on preventing obesity, the mice were fed a high fat diet.

By the end of the study, the mice who had the NAPE-producing bacteria ate significantly less food, developed less insulin resistance, and less fat in liver, than the control mice in the study.

Researchers also found that the anti-obesity effects lasted for 4-6 weeks after the bacteria were introduced.  Obviously, this provides incredible hope toward finding a new use of probiotics for weight loss.

While there is much that still needs to be done before a complete study has been conducted on humans, many people are well aware of the tremendous health benefits of probiotics.  Some companies have conducted significant research on probiotics, as well as other agents that can optimize health and digestion.

One company, Purely Scienitific, is at the forefront of such research.  By combining medical grade digestive enzymes with probiotics, this science-based company has achieved remarkable results.  Originally only providing supplements to doctors, the signature product “3-in-1 Digestive Formula” is now available to the public on Amazon.

While the public awaits the final results of an “Anti-Obesity Solution”, meanwhile thousands of individuals are receiving health and weight loss benefits by optimizing their digestion through quality probiotics and digestive enzyme supplements.