In daily life, everyone’s impression of probiotics seems to be in yogurt. Probiotics added to yogurt can help intestinal digestion. There are also probiotic ingredients added to nourish the stomach and can also diagnose and treat related diseases. But do you really know what probiotics are?
According to the probiotics jointly defined by World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as early as 2001, mainly refers to live microorganisms that, when ingested in sufficient quantities, can confer health benefits to the host. Some sort of health benefit. In other words, probiotics themselves are live microorganisms, and moderate intake may bring benefits to your health.
Where do probiotics come from?
Common foods rich in probiotics include yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut, drinks, medicines, etc. Among the related effects, it can relieve constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, etc., and is beneficial to intestinal health. Others mentioned prebiotics . What is the relationship between prebiotics and probiotics?
In fact, probiotics and prebiotics are common drugs in clinical practice. The probiotics mentioned above mainly involve Bifidobacterium , Lactobacillus , yeast, etc., and their main effects are in the intestinal tract. Compete with harmful flora and help increase the number of beneficial flora, thus adjusting to normal levels.
The difference between prebiotics and probiotics is that prebiotics are not absorbed by the intestines, but they can support the probiotics and serve as nutrients for the probiotics. The relationship between the two complements each other.
As for the fact that eating probiotics and prebiotics can actually help you lose weight, let’s take a look at the relevant research:
In animal experiments, it was discovered that after feeding bifidobacteria to animals, it was found that the animals reduced their body fat content and the amount of food consumed daily. In human experiments, after feeding oligofructose and inulin for a period of time, the body weight also decreased significantly, and the body fat percentage and trunk fat decreased, especially in overweight adults after supplementing this ingredient. , and ultimately achieve the goal of weight loss.
Therefore, probiotics and probiotics can help everyone lose weight to a certain extent. However, for each individual, due to their different conditions, weight loss requires multi-faceted efforts.
It is often said that you should keep your mouth shut and move your legs. Exercise is a very important part of the weight loss process. And a large number of studies have found that consuming calories through exercise reduces basal metabolism . When 100 kcal is consumed per exercise, basal metabolism can be reduced by approximately 28 to 30 kcal.
If the body is familiar with this sport, will also consume more of the body's ability. Of course, exercise must be combined with diet. The fat-reducing diet does not mean that you do not eat any meat or staple food. Instead, it is recommended that everyone improve the original diet and make each meal 70% full. A balanced diet is more conducive to weight loss. .
