The word "bacteria" alone may be enough to give you the heebie-jeebies—but not all bacteria are bad. In fact, some of of them are good for your gut...possibly in more ways than one.
Probiotics—most often found in yogurt and kefir (here are some foods that have them too) are the healthy bacteria that help maintain the natural balance of organisms in your intestines, shooing away bad bacteria and doing their jobs to keep your digestive system tip-top. But new research is suggesting that probiotics may also play a role in helping you lose weight.
Researchers from Universite Laval in Quebec teamed with Nestle to put 125 obese (but otherwise healthy) people on a calorie-restricted diet for 12 weeks. For the next 12 weeks, the participants were given a diet plan but without any calorie restrictions. During the entire study period, half the subjects took pills containing the same amount of probiotics found in a serving of yogurt; the other half took placebos.
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