Introduction
obesity, overweight, weight loss
OBESITY
Based on the latest estimates and according to the World Health Organization, overweight and obesity affects almost 60% of adults in the European Union countriesWeight loss regimes rely on creating an energy deficit—where energy intake is lower than energy expenditure. However, this approach proves challenging for many individuals to effectively put into practice. Even though there are effective weight loss treatment such as pharmacological treatment and surgery for individuals with obesity, persons with overweight are usually deemed to handle their overweight themselves despite that overweight also is associated with long-term health hazardsIn humans, individuals with overweight exhibit a decreased gut bacterial diversity and an altered composition of bacterial speciesWe hypothesized that probiotics would yield a greater weight loss than placebo and that there would be a dose-dependent relationship between the dose of probiotics consumed and weight loss.