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 Table 5. Recent double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trials on probiotic therapies for obesity and aging

               Treatment                                   Key gut microbiota
 Probiotic  Form  Population  N  Dose  Therapeutic effect(s)                      Ref.
               period                                      shifts
         10
 Obesity  Lactobacillus curvatus HY7601 and Lactobacillus   Capsule Overweight and obese   59 1 × 10    3 months  • Reduced body weight, BMI,   Increased:   Mo et al.
                                                                                        [211]
 plantarum KY1032  males and females in Korea   CFU/day  waist circumference, body fat   Bifidobacteriaceae,   (2022)
 (aged 19-65; BMI 23-35     mass, lean body mass and       Akkermansciaceae,
 2
 kg/m )                     visceral fat area              α-diversity
                            • Decreased leptin and increased
                            adiponectin                    Decreased:
                                                           Prevotellaceae,
                                                           Selenomonadaceae,
                                                           Oscillospiraceae
         9
 Kimchi-derived Lactobacillus plantarum K50  Capsule Obese men and women in  81  4 × 10    3 months  • Decreased total cholesterol and  Increased:   Sohn et al.
                                                                                        [212]
 Korea (aged 20-65; BMI   CFU/day  triglycerides           Lactobacillus plantarum   (2022)
 2
 25-30 kg/m )               • Decreased leptin             Enterococcus
                            • Nonsignificant decrease in
                            waist circumference; no change   Decreased:
                            in body weight or BMI          Actinobacteria
         9
 Milk-derived Lactobacillus plantarum Dad-13  Powder Overweight men and   60 2 × 10    3 months  • Decreased body weight and   Increased:   Rahayu et al.
                                                                                        [213]
 women in Indonesia (aged   CFU/day  BMI                   Bacteroidetes,         (2021)
 2
 35-65; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m )     • No change in SCFAs or lipid   Prevotella
                            profile
                                                           Decreased:
                                                           Firmicutes
         10
 Lactobacillus acidophilus NCIMB 30157, Lactobacillus   Capsule Overweight men and   70 5 × 10    9 months  • Clinical weight loss   N/A  Michael et al.
                                                                                        [214]
 acidophilus NCIMB 30156, Lactobacillus plantarum   women in Bulgaria (aged   CFU/day  • Reduced BMI, waist and hip   (2021)
 NCIMB 30280, Bifidobacterium bifidum NCIMB 30153   45-65; BMI 25-29.9   circumference
 2
 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis NCIMB 30172  kg/m )
         10
 Aging  Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG  Capsule Men and women with MCI  169 1 × 10    3 months  • Improved cognitive   Increased:   Aljumaah et
                                                                                           [215]
 in USA (aged 52-75)  CFU/day  performance                 Lactobacillus          al. (2022)

                                                           Decreased:
                                                           Prevotella
         10
 Lactobacillus plantarum C29-fermented soybean  Capsule Men and women with MCI  92 1 × 10    3 months  • Improved cognition   Increased:   Hwang et al.
                                                                                        [216]
 in Korea (aged 55-85)  CFU/day  • Increased serum BDNF levels  Lactobacillus     (2019)
         9
 Bifiobacterium bifidum BGN4 and Bifidobacterium longum  Capsule Elderly men and women in  53 1 × 10    3 months  • Improved frequency of gas   Decreased:   Kim et al.
                                                                                        [217]
 BORI  Korea (aged ≥ 65)  CFU/day  passage and abdominal   Eubacterium            (2021)
                            distention                     Clostridiales
                            • Improved mental flexibility (i.e.,  Allisonella
                            attention and executive function)  Prevotellaceae
                            • Alleviated stress
                            • Increased serum BDNF
         10
 Bifidobacterium breve MCC1274  Powder Elderly men and women   115 2 × 10    24 weeks  • Improved cognitive orientation  No significant   Asaoka et al.
                                                                                        [218]
 with MCI in Japan (aged   CFU/day  • Suppressed brain atrophy  differences       (2022)
 65-89)
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