The Potential Role of Probiotics in Controlling Overweight/Obesity and Associated Metabolic Parameters in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med · 2019 · PMC6500612 · PMID 31118956

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Six studies including 374 participants (182 consuming probiotics, 192 not consuming probiotics) reported on changes in HbA1c ( Figure 5(b) ), and the pooled standardized mean difference showed a weak trend toward significance in HbA1c in probiotics group (SMD [95% CI ]; -0.23 [-0.46, 0.01], P = 0.06) compared with the control group, with a low level of heterogeneity ( I 2 = 23%, P = 0.26).

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