Best Probiotics for Weight Loss

The Concentration of Bacteria in a Probiotic

When weighing which probiotic to purchase, you should consider the number of bacteria that are viable in the probiotic supplement or foods.

Put in another way, this essentially means that the number of bacteria that is capable of multiplication even under controlled circumstances should be promising. This will be achieved through considering the colony forming unit (CFU) of the particular probiotic.

For avoidance of doubt, colony forming unit is a unit that is used to approximate the number of viable bacteria in a given sample. If you are a beginner in the weight loss journey, you should consider probiotics with colony forming units of up to 10 million.

You should then gradually proceed to probiotics with more colony forming units with passing time, for more rapid weight loss. Remember, the more the colony forming units a probiotic has the better!

The Strain of the Probiotic

For a fact, there are more than 50 probiotic foods and supplements that are likely to help you shed the extra weight that you do not want, and see to it that you achieve your body goals.

However, the right question is for how long do you want to wait before you finally have the perfect body that you have always dreamt of? Is it days, weeks, months or years? Perhaps, my guess is as good as yours.
To shed off that unwanted weight as quickly as possible, you ought to purchase the right strain of probiotic. Yes they may all working but definitely some strains are more effective than others.

You might be asking yourself which are these recommended strains that will make your weight loss journey a reality. Research has shown that various lactobacillus strains and some bifidobacterium strains are the best.

Lactobacillus is found in the small intestines, and it basically ferments the starch that we consume into lactic acid, which is instrumental in the absorption of vitamins and minerals by the body.

Bifidobacterium, on the other hand, is found in the large intestines and it produces vitamins B and K which helps in digestion and provides energy. Below are strain samples from the two classes that have been proved to be effective.

Lactobacillus Plantarum

This is a bacterial strain that is found in some probiotics, and it plays a crucial role in weight loss. This is because it is responsible for the production of a fatty acid known as conjugated linoleic acid.

The acid has been proved to be very effective when it comes to increasing the rate at which the body burns stored fats, while not imposing a restraint on calorie intake. As a result of increased fat burning rate, your body sheds off weight.

Bifidobacterim Longum and Bifidobacterium Animalis 

Studies have shown that a combination of these two strains of bacteria will be highly effective in the reduction of glucose levels present in the body. Additionally, the combination also leads to decreased insulin resistance.

High glucose levels in the body always leads to increased body weight, hence this is a probable control.

Lactobacillus Rhamnosus

This strain is essential in starting off the process of weight loss, as well as in reducing the fat mass present in your body.

Lactobacillus Salivarius

Probiotics with this strain of bacteria will be very instrumental in reduction of weight for persons with obesity. Basically, it does this by reducing the bacteria that is normally residing in the guts of persons with obesity.

Consequently, it does a replacement by producing bacteria of a normal range of weight. It may turn out to be a fast way of shedding extra weight.

Bifidobacterium Animalis

The strain falls under the bifidobacterium class, and performs various functions in the human body. These includes: reducing the Body Mass Index (BMI) ratio, putting the cholesterol levels in the body under check and reducing the potential for inflammations.

Lactobacillus Paracasei

It plays a simple role in weight loss, namely reducing the rate of fat absorption by the body and also reducing the size of fat cells present in the body.

Bifidobacterium Breve

Probiotics with this strain are multipurpose, as they serve several functions when consumed. For starters, they reduce body weight and lower the cholesterol levels of the body.

Further, the bacteria decreases belly fat and further lowers the amounts of fasting glucose thereby decreasing chances of ailing from diabetes.

Lactobacillus Gasseri

Finally, lactobacillus gasseri strain is responsible for reducing belly fat and overall body weight. In addition, they do away with unwanted fats around the waist and hips.

Resistance to Acidity

The effectiveness of a probiotic should be deduced from its ability to survive in highly acid environments. Before purchasing a probiotic, this is a useful hack that you must consider.

I will try to help you understand the ‘why’ part. Basically, the environmental conditions in your stomach are harsh given the fact that there is production of many stomach acids to aid in digestion.

A point in case would be the production of gastric acid and even bile juice. In the event that the probiotics you have chosen are not highly resistant, they will be killed by these stomach acids.

Expiry Date 

More often, everything that has a beginning must also have an end. You must make it your obligation to see to it that anything you purchase is as far away as possible from its date of expiry.

This rule must also apply when you are selecting your probiotics from the shelf. Failure to do this may lead to adverse effects instead of serving the intended purpose.

Further, this will also save on costs as you do not have to purchase different probiotics. Ensure that the probiotic is safe for consumption and worth your money.

Refrigeration

Given that the sources of probiotics is more often from fermented foods, refrigeration of the same is a must!

Therefore before purchasing a probiotic, ensure that they were kept under refrigeration in whichever store they were being kept, and that they are still safe for human consumption.

Fillers or Additives 

It may be beneficial to your health if you were to get yourself probiotics that have added vitamins or mineral salts.

However, too many cooks spoil the broth. Stay away from probiotics that have too many fillers as this are likely to slow down the weight loss process. The stronger the probiotic, the better.

How Should You Consume Your Weight Loss Probiotics?

Often, whenever you are given medication by a healthcare officer, he or she advises you to first ensure that you take some meal before taking the medicine. This is to ensure that the medicine does it work effectively.

Probiotics are no exception to this rule. Always, and I repeat always, ensure that you consume some prebiotics before taking your probiotics. This is because to survive, the probiotics also do need something to feed on.

Further, it is vital that you take your probiotics directly, an either before or together with a meal. Are you wondering why this is necessary? Then you might want to indulge me.

As noted earlier, the environment given by your stomach may be quite harsh. This is following the secretion of stomach acids such as gastric acid, or bile juice which is highly acidic.

Pursuant to this fact, it is best that you take your probiotic after taking a meal or together with the meal so that it may protect the bacteria present in the probiotic from your stomach acids.

Which Meal Will Make the Probiotic to be at its Best?

Just as we have already seen above, most of the bacterial strains in probiotics help in the weight loss process by burning the unwanted body fats present in the body.

As a result, you ought to give the probiotics more time to carry out this fat burning process if good results are to be seen.

This therefore essentially means that you ought to consume your probiotics early in the morning when you are having your breakfast. The effect of this is that your body will have the entire day to undergo the fat burning process and digestion.

At the end of the day, your body will have burnt more fats than let us say, if you were to consume your probiotics after or during dinner. For a fact, your body will be inactive for the entire night as there is no metabolism that is taking place.

Consistency, Consistency!

You ought to and you must take your probiotics consistently, each and every day. To keep it simple, you can be consuming your probiotic once a day. However, you must see to it that you do not skip a day.
Why am I insisting on this? If you are consistent in the probiotics intake, your body will have the best shot at losing weight, as it will be able to maintain the good bacteria in your gut.

Unlike with constipation and bloating where you will realize results in a couple of hours, weight loss is a journey and it may take quite some time before you see some changes.

All you have to do is to be consistent and to stay patient. Changes may become manifest after a duration of about two weeks has lapsed. Good luck in your weight loss journey!