Effect of Synbiotic Supplementation in a Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Weight Loss Achievement and Gut Microbiota: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Carolina Gutierrez-RepisoCarmen Hernández-GarcíaJosé Manuel García-AlmeidaDiego BellidoGracia María Martín-NúñezLidia Sánchez-AlcoholadoJuan Alcaide-TorresIgnacio SajouxFrancisco J TinahonesIsabel Moreno-IndiasPublished in: Molecular nutrition & food research (2019)
VLCKD produces important changes in gut microbiota. The administration of synbiotics during VLCKD can improve weight loss through the amelioration of inflammation, which may be mediated by the gut microbiota.