Probiotics aid fat loss??

[BWS1982]

I know most of us can't have dairy, but this bit of information from a British bit of research interested me:

Think of kefir as drinkable yogurt, or an extra-thick, protein-packed smoothie. In either case, this delicious dairy product is a belly-blasting essential. Beyond the satiety-inducing protein, the probiotics in kefir may also speed weight loss. British scientists found that these active organisms boosted the breakdown of fat molecules in mice, preventing the rodents from gaining weight. The researchers still need to prove the finding in humans, but there's no danger in downing probiotic-packed products. We like Lifeway Lowfat Blueberry Kefir—it contains L. casei, the same probiotic used in the study.

Sounds promising....Full list of foods is here: http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/33631/6-essential-flat-belly-foods/

This is the first time I've seen probiotics mentioned for fat loss, though I've seen the CLA that's in dairy mentioned for fat loss, which is the main component in dairy that started that whole "weight loss via dairy" campaign you may have noticed starting a couple years back.

Just thought it may be helpful to those who supplement with probiotics or can have dairy, and also struggle with weight, should it be viable beyond mice.

 

[Momof2boys]

Wow, That is interesting. I honestly never heard of kefir before but I think I am going to look into it and see what I can find. Thank you for this information.

 

[kello82]

it seems like keifer is just healthy all around, whether youre trying to gain or lose weight.
anyone heard of the book "the makers diet"?
i skimmed it and the author (a crohnie) went natural and organic and a main staple for him was keifer. he gained back a lot of healthy weight.

bens, this was in the article you just linked:

A grapefruit a day in addition to your regular meals can speed weight loss. The fruit's acidity slows digestion, meaning it takes longer to move through your system, and you'll end up feeling fuller, and more satisfied, for longer

is that the answer to our question why many medications warn you against eating grapefruit or drinking its juice whilst on the drug??
it may be!

 

[BWS1982]

Kefir is pretty much like a smoothy, very good, but lots of lactose for me personally, I have to have lactase enzymes with it if I have any.

Hm, I searched a bit, and I think this answers the grapefruit issue:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN00413

http://factoidz.com/is-grapefruit-dangerous-to-those-on-certain-medications/

I know pectin is a component in most fruit that blunts appetite naturally, though, so the satiety effect can come from almost any fruit. Fiber as well.

 

[saidinstouch]

I think the reason you can't eat grapefruit while on things like entocort(budesonide) is that a component of grapefruit inhibits a crucial enzyme in the metabolism of the drug. In this case it is a Cyp (cytocrome p450) that is helps oxidize drugs to allow the body to absorb and/or clear drugs from your body. You can do a google search on something like "grapefruit juice drug interactions" to learn a bit more since the function of Cyps can be a bit hard to explain beyond the basics I gave above. http://www.powernetdesign.com/grapefruit/