Effect of Probiotics Among Overweight and Obese Saudi Adults

"The probiotics sachet contains a granular powder with 6 microorganism strains (30 × 109 CFU/gram): Lactobacillus acidophilus BCMC®12130, Lactobacillus casei subsp BCMC®12313, Lactobacillus lactis BCMC®12451, Bifidobacterium bifidum BCMC®02290, Bifidobacterium infantis BCMC®02129, and Bifidobacterium longum BCMC®02120.~The drug is consumed orally, two sachets per day, by dissolving the sachet content in a glass of room-temperature water, one before breakfast and one before the last meal, for three months length."

"Placebo:~Subjects in the placebo group will receive the placebo consisting of only the carrier of the probiotic product, that is maize starch and maltodextrins.~The sachet is consumed orally, two sachets per day, by dissolving the sachet content in a glass of room-temperature water, one before breakfast and one before the last meal, for three months length."