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Probiotics administration significantly reduced weight, BMI, waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, body fat percentage, and trunk fat percentage compared to the placebo group.
Incorporating probiotics may enhance weight loss and improve body composition in obese women with food addiction.
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Probiotics administration significantly reduced weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR), body fat percentage (BFP), and trunk fat percentage (TFP) compared to the placebo group (p < 0.001).
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The combined effects of probiotics and restricted calorie diet on the anthropometric indices, eating behavior, and hormone levels of obese women with food addiction<b>:</b> a randomized clinical trial
Elham Narmaki et al. · Nutritional Neuroscience · 2020
DOI 10.1080/1028415x.2020.1826763
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