Probiotic Supplements Can Help Prevent Obesity in Pregnant Women

Probiotic Supplements Can Help Prevent Obesity in Pregnant WomenAnother trick up the sleeves of probiotic products! The European Congress on Obesity in Amsterdam reports that only 25% of pregnant women who took probiotics during pregnancy had developed central obesity when they were evaluated one year after delivery, as opposed to 43% of women who did not take probiotics. The pregnant women who took probiotics were given lactobacillus and bifidobacterium, and the other women were given a placebo. The researchers say that a balanced diet in combination with probiotics during pregnancy may help control postpartum obesity. Reuters, May 8, 2009 
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