Research
Hormonal
Serum levels of oxytocin increased and NPY decreased significantly in the probiotic group compared to the placebo group.
Probiotics may positively influence appetite-regulating hormones in obese women with food addiction.
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Serum levels of oxytocin increased and NPY decreased significantly in the probiotic group compared to the placebo group (p = 0.02, p = 0.002, respectively).
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Based on study design from abstract.
Source
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
rct · n=62Cited 76×
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