BNR17 유산균, 먹는다고 진짜 살이 빠질까요?

[YakAl's 3-Point Summary💊]

BNR17 lactic acid bacteria, A pharmacist's verification through research Visceral fat reduced by 5.5% % · Waist circumference reduced by 2.6cm reduction has been statistically proven..
However, there was no statistically significant effect on weight lossâif you're hoping for the number on the scale to drop, you may be disappointed..
Think of it less as a 'weight-loss lactic acid bacteria' and more as a 'abdominal health supplement,' and use it alongside exercise and diet control.!

Hello, I'm YAYAâ½, the lactic acid bacteria master of YakAl.!

After the Chuseok holiday break this year, when I put on clothes, my pants felt tight...!

""Wait, when did these shrink?" But it turned out it was actually my waist that had expanded. 😓

Lately, acquaintances have been asking me, "YAYA, is weight-loss lactic acid bacteria actually real??"

The season of autumn abundanceâ, Today, I'm going to uncover the truth about 'weight-loss lactic acid bacteria.'!

오늘은 '살 빼는 유산균'의 진실을 파헤쳐볼게요!

1. BNR17, Who Are You??

Nowadays, you've probably seen many lactic acid bacteria and probiotic products written as ‘helps reduce body fat’. ?

What's inside them is a bacterium called BNR17..

모유 유래 BNR17 유산균, 진짜 살이 빠질까? 약사가 논문으로 검증한 결과, 운동·식단 조절 없이도 변화가 나타났습니다

This little guy's official name is incredibly long..

Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17... (It's difficult to even read.? 😅)
What matters is this:!

It's a bacterium discovered in mother's milk (breast milk).
In Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety ‘officially approved it as helping with weight loss âit's a lactic acid bacterium that has received official recognition.

Wait a momentâwhy is 'Ministry approval' so important??

When people ask me, as a pharmacist, questions like this:. “"I saw this in an advertisementâis it really true?"?”

I flip over the back of the product and show them..

If it says in small print ‘'Functionality recognized by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety,'’then at minimum you can feel reassured that it's 'not a scam.'.

It's the same with BNR17..

The government reviewed the experimental data and officially stamped approval saying, 'Yes, it really does work.'.

2. How Does It Supposedly Help You Lose Weight??

BNR17 does these kinds of things in our bodies:!

① It turns on the fat-burning switch.

Inside our bodies, there's “a switch that commands, 'Burn fat!'.

BNR17 makes that switch work better..

② It eliminates the carbohydrates we eat.

On days when we eat too many carbohydrates like tteokbokki or ramen, you worry about gaining weight, right??

BNR17 converts it into a form that our body can't absorb and just sends it out of the body..

③ It prevents fat-storage cells from enlarging.

In our belly, there are cells that store fat..

BNR17 prevents those cells from puffing up like balloons.!

④ It controls blood sugar to make you feel less hungry.

When blood sugar levels are well-regulated,, you get fewer sudden urges like 'I want fried chicken!'! 🍗

But, most of the research results above are experiments conducted on ‘animals,and many are publications related to corporate marketing..

So strictly from a scientific standpoint, I think more rigorous verification would be needed..

bnr17유산균, ‘동물’을 대상으로 한 실험 결과는?

However, there are also human trials.!

That's what comes next..

3. When They Actually Fed It to Real People?

The experiment was conducted like this:!

62 overweight/obese adults were given
BNR17 to eat daily for 12 weeks(âabout 3 months.)
However, they weren't given separate exercise or diet control.

bnr17 효과, 사람들에게 실험은 이렇게 진행됐어요!-

So what were the results??

Before we see the results, let me pause here!

to explain how scientific research distinguishes between 'real effects (statistically significant effects)' and 'fake effects.' .

Scientists fear 'coincidence' more than anything else..

Let me give you an example. You flip a coin 10 times and it comes up heads 8 times..

“Could you say, 'Wow, this coin is specialâit tends to come up heads!'?

No. It could just be a coincidence..

But if you flipped it 1,000 times and it came up heads 800 times,?

then you'd say, 'Hmm, something seems off here.' The difference is too large to call it coincidence..

Scientists calculate this numerically..

So they agreed: “If a result has less than a 5% chance of occurring by coincidence, we'll recognize it as a 'real effect.'”.

So let's look at the BNR17 experiment results:?

▶ Body weight → decreased by 1.1kg.

(But people who didn't take it also lost about 0.2kg. When calculated, the difference came out to 'a probability greater than 5% of occurring by chance.' So ‘it wasn't recognized as a 'real effect.'.)

▶ Waist circumference â decreased by 2.6cm.!

(People who didn't take it only decreased by 0.8cm. This result showed 'a probability of less than 5% of occurring by chance.' So this one is a real effect.!)

▶ Hip circumference → decreased by 1.8cm.

(People who didn't take it also decreased by 0.5cm, and statistically it was difficult to distinguish whether this difference was due to the lactic acid bacteria or coincidence..)

▶ Visceral fat ⭐ → decreased by 5.5%.!

(People who didn't take it showed no change, and the result was difficult to attribute to coincidence either.. ‘'Real effect' recognized.!)

▶ Subcutaneous fat → decreased by 1.5%.

(People who didn't take it also decreased by 1.1%. After statistical verification, there wasn't enough evidence to confidently attribute this difference to the lactic acid bacteria..)

bnr17효과_배 속 깊숙이 우리 장기를 감싸고 있는 나쁜 지방(내장지방)과 허리둘레가 줄었어요

To summarize simply:!

The bad fat (visceral fat) that wraps around our organs deep in the belly and waist circumference decreased..

These two things were recognized not as 'coincidence but as real BNR17 effects.'’.

However, the weight scale number that directly correlates with body weight and the grabbable fat (subcutaneous fat) were not recognized as having statistically significant effects..

Conclusion: So Should You Take It or Not??

As a pharmacist, my honest thought is this:!

BNR17 is ‘a supplementary tool.’.

Just as you need both a broom and a mop to properly clean, think of it as getting 'a little extra help' while exercising and controlling your diet..

If you just trust the lactic acid bacteria, eat fried chicken, and lie in bed? You absolutely won't lose weight.! 😵‍💫

Speaking of diet supplements,.

you've probably heard a lot about 'garcinia'besides BNR17.?

I also get these questions very frequently at the pharmacy: 'Does garcinia really work?' and 'Isn't garcinia dangerous?'.

🔍 If you're curious about garcinia supplements,?

👉 [check out 'Does Garcinia Extract Really Work for Dieting'?]

👉 [and 'Is Garcinia Really Dangerous to Take?'?]

💬 YAYA's Final Word

This is something I always tell people around me:...

Let's exercise.! 💪

Lactic acid bacteria are good friends. They ease your digestion and reduce visceral fat a bit..

But the real reason you lose weight ultimately comes down to 'how much we move.'.

So, I hope you have healthy days this autumn season of abundance, enjoying delicious food while staying fit.! 🍁

bnr17 유산균은 다이어트를 도와주는 착한 친구이지만, 운동은 필수예요

References

Jung, S. P., Lee, K. M., Kang, J. H., Yun, S. I., Park, H. O., Moon, Y., & Kim, J. Y. (2013). Effect of Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 on overweight and obese adults: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Korean journal of family medicine, 34(2), 80.