Scientists Discover New ‘Supercharged’ Probiotic That Burns Fat Faster Than Ozempic… And It’s Half the Price

It is the most successful weight loss product used by millions of overweight and obese people.

However, scientists in Hong Kong have now discovered that you may not need to take Ozempic or similar thin injections to experience the benefits.

They found that combining extra fruits and vegetables with a new ‘super-powerful’ probiotic can help you lose just as much weight as taking the injection.

Synbiotics, a combination of a probiotic and a prebiotic, are often sold as a supplement. They are believed to balance the gut bacteria, which is good for gut health, metabolism, and even the immune system.

Experts have long believed that the live microorganisms found in probiotics that boost the “good bacteria” in the gut can promote weight loss.

Instagram-famous nutritionist Emily English of @emthenutritionist, who has two million followers, launched her own synbiotic product in April

There are several theories about how healthy, good bacteria promote weight loss. Some studies suggest that certain probiotics may prevent the body from absorbing fat.

In addition to increasing the amount of beneficial bacteria, prebiotics (a group of nutrients) are thought to promote the absorption of bone-strengthening calcium due to the way they are digested.

The new study found that synbiotics may even lead to faster weight loss. Participants who combined the tablet with extra fruits and vegetables lost five percent of their body weight per month faster than those who took Ozempic.

And it seems that health and wellness influencers are realizing this too.

Instagram-famous nutritionist Emily English, aka @emthenutritionist, who has two million followers, launched her own synbiotic product in April.

One pack of the cookbook author’s daily ‘powerhouse’ tablets costs £55 for a month’s supply and £135 for three.

However, there may also be other symbiotics found onlinefrom £23.99 for a month’s supply.

Synbiotics — a combination of a probiotic and a prebiotic, often sold as a supplement — are said to balance your gut bacteria, which benefits your gut health, metabolism, and even your immune system. Pictured, synbiotic brand Epetome, sold by Emily English

Britons, on the other hand, should expect to pay an average price of £160 for a month of Ozempic.

In the study, scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong followed 55 overweight and obese adults aged 21 to 65.

One group was given a combination of daily synbiotics and followed a nutritional plan that included eating at least two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables.

Another group was assigned to take only the synbiotics, once in the morning and again in the evening.

The third was given only a medically supervised diet of fruits and vegetables.

During an eight-week follow-up study, the scientists found that half of the participants in the combination program lost more than five percent of their body weight.

They also had “significantly lower” blood sugar levels, improved cholesterol levels and “significantly lower levels” of the bacteria megamonas, which has been linked to improved body composition.

Only one in five people who followed the diet alone saw their weight drop by more than five percent.

None of the participants taking only synbiotics achieved this goal.

Semaglutide, the powerful ingredient behind Ozempic, promotes weight loss by mimicking the action of a hormone released in the gut after eating called GLP-1

For comparison, early trials of semaglutide, the powerful ingredient behind Ozempic, showed that users lost a similar amount of body weight as the combined group, but in three months, instead of two.

A 2022 study of 175 patients who received the shots, published in the journal JAMA Network Openedfound that the average weight loss after three months was 14.8 lbs (6.7 kg), which is 5.9 percent.

A groundbreaking clinical trial of semaglutide, published in 2021, also found that 86 percent of participants achieved a weight loss of five percent or more in 68 weeks.

Writing in the diary NutrientsAccording to the researchers: ‘Synbiotic supplements combined with a weight-loss diet had more synergistic effects on body weight and BMI.

‘Only the diet and synbiotic group lost an average of five percent of body weight at the end of the intervention. If this weight loss is maintained after one year of treatment, there is a chance that this meets the criterion of clinically significant weight loss.’

It should be noted, however, that other factors may have played a role in the weight loss, as the researchers did not disclose the participants’ smoking history or diet.

The slimming effect of semaglutide works completely differently from that of a symbiotic.

Areweight loss by mimicking the action of a hormone released in the gut after eating, called GLP-1.

The GLP-1 hormone not only tells the pancreas to produce more insulin, it also sends feedback to the brain and makes users feel full.

Semaglutide can therefore ensure that users do not eat too much.

But it also has side effects: users often complain of nausea, constipation and diarrhea after taking the drug.

Some patients have also reported strange symptoms, such as hair loss.

Semaglutide has been available through the NHS in the UK since 2019 and in the US since 2017 for people with type 2 diabetes. manage blood sugar levels.

The latest NHS data shows that 26 per cent of adults in England are obese, and a further 38 per cent are overweight but not obese. In the US, an estimated 41.9 per cent of the adult population are obese.

While the shots are designed to help overweight people become healthier, there are also growing concerns about the number of healthy-weight patients taking the shots for cosmetic reasons.

Some even had to go to the emergency room after getting vaccinated to get “beach body ready.”