The Stanford researchers first noticed the beneficial effects of probiotics on weight when working with extremely obese patients who’ve had gastric-bypass surgery. But studies are showing that the benefits of probiotics are not limited to those who’ve had this medical procedure.

So why are probiotics assisting with weight loss? Several studies have suggested that the guts of normal-weight people contain a different mix or balance of the types and amounts of bacteria that are found in the intestines of overweight folks. One study even found these same imbalances among the microorganisms in 7-year-old kids who were overweight.

Could it be that bad bacteria are causing at least some of our weight issues? Is it possible that one day we’ll just ingest a dollop of “weight-friendly” bacteria to bring our body size under control?

It’s too soon to know exactly where this discovery will lead, but here are our recommendations:

* Be sure to take Trimbiotic Probiotics.  A proprietary blend of 17 different bacteria.

* Avoid sugars and carbohydrates.

* Keep your diet high in protein.

* Make sure to make fruits and vegetables a part of your daily diet.

* Only take Pharmaceutical grade probiotics such as Trimbiotic.

to new research that adds to emerging evidence that part of the obesity problem

might be an imbalance of bacteria in the gut.

Stanford University School of Medicine researchers who gave a probiotic

supplement to weight loss surgery patients to treat a potential complication of

surgery — an overgrowth of harmful bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)

– stumbled on some unexpected results: the patients lost significantly more

weight.

“We know that the type of bacteria that we have in our intestine does determine

how many calories you actually take in. So you could easily imagine that if you

changed the composition of that bacteria, you’ll change how many calories you

absorb,” says lead author Dr. John Morton, an associate professor and director

of bariatric surgery at Stanford University.