The food researchers from the IAFD and Cork University have produced friendly microbes which is when added to yogurt could help in shedding excess of body fat. These microbes can change other microbes which are naturally occurring in gut and probiotic yogurt.
They generate a molecule which has been revealed to diminish the amount of fat tissue present in the body. The results of the breakthrough study will prove helpful in creating exclusive probiotic yogurt and drinks that might help in reducing obesity risk report the authors of study.
To verify the effects of probiotic yogurt on obesity, the research team led by Catherine Stanton, from the IAFDA generated a new strain of Lactobacillus bacteria that is found in the gut of human being and it makes easy the digestion of food by inserting a transgene from Propionibacterium acnes.
This is another type of microbes which naturally fabricates polysaturated fatty acids t10, c12 Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA). When the genetically engineered Lactobacillus were governed to laboratory mice, it was found that the levels of t10, c12-CLA in the body fat augmented by four times in comparison to mice who were fed the control sprain.
The concentration of the molecule was more than twice higher in the liver of mice in comparison to mice who were in control group. The latest study have revealed that the molecules t10, c12-CLA are competent of lessening fat cells, that escort to overall diminution in body fat
Fat is not an immobile layer around your body, it is active and pro-inflammatory. It is a risk factor for many diseases, including cancers. This work shows that there is potential to influence fat tissue through diet bacteria-host connections in the gut, explained Dr. Stanton and opens up new potentials for the use of probiotics for improving human health.
CLA has already been shown to ease non-alcoholic fatty liver ailment that frequently comes with obesity. Therefore, increasing levels of CLA in the liver by intake of a probiotic strain is of therapeutic relevance. It is potential that a CLA- producing probiotic may also be able to keep colon cancer cells in check, added Dr Stanton.