Very exciting news about what is being done to help prevent and put a stop to childhood obesity. Experts have known that probiotics are good for digestion, now they are saying prebiotics given to children (mixed in water, a powder) can suppress appetite and also help grow good bacteria in a child’s stomach. The study was done on several obese children, and the children that had the prebiotic had gained a healthy amount of weight over the months testing, and the children with the placebo gained about 11 lbs on top of that.

Key Takeaways:

• A bottle of water a day that boosts youngsters’ ‘good’ bacteria may combat childhood obesity, new research reveals.
• Water containing a prebiotic supplement should make obese children a healthy weight after just one year, a study found.
• Results, published in the journal Gastroenterology, revealed the prebiotic reduced body fat in obese or overweight children by altering their gut’s bacterial balance.

“Water containing a prebiotic supplement should make obese children a healthy weight after just one year, a study found.”

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4596252/Water-containing-good-bacteria-combat-obesity.html