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Background   The prevalence of overweight/obesity in adults is raised to 39%, which is nearly tripled more than 1975. The alteration of the gut microbiome has been widely accepted as one of the main causal factors. To find an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of overweight/obesity, a systematic review and meta-analysis were designed.Methods   In this study, we systematically reviewed the article published from January 2008 to July 2018 and conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effects of probiotics on body weight control, lipid profile, and glycemic control in healthy adults with overweight or obesity. The primary outcomes were body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, fat mass, fat percentages, plasma lipid profiles, and glucose metabolic parameters.Results   We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and the Web of Science and identified 1248 articles, and 7 articles which were manually searched by the references of included studies and previously systematic reviews. Twelve randomized controlled trials (RCTs), including 821 participants, were included in the meta-analysis via full-text screening. Probiotics supplementation resulted in a statistical reduction in body weight (WMD [95%  CI ]; -0.55 [-0.91, -0.19] kg), BMI (WMD [95%  CI ]; -0.30 [-0.43, -0.18] kg m −2 ), waist circumference (WMD [95%  CI ]; -1.20 [-2.21, -0.19] cm), fat mass (WMD [95%  CI ]; -0.91 [-1.19, -0.63] kg), and fat percentage (WMD [95%  CI ]; -0.92 [-1.27, -0.56] %) compared with control groups. As expected, the metabolic parameters were improved significantly, with a pooled standardized mean difference in TC (SMD [95%  CI ]; -0.43 [-0.80, -0.07]), LDL-C (SMD [95%  CI ]; -0.41 [-0.77, -0.04]), FPG (SMD [95%  CI ]; -0.35 [-0.67, -0.02]), insulin (SMD [95%  CI ]; -0.44 [-0.84, -0.03]), and HOMA-IR (SMD [95%  CI ]; -0.51 [-0.96, -0.05]), respectively. The changes in TG (SMD [95%  CI ]; 0.14 [-0.23, 0.50]), HDL-C (SMD [95%  CI ]; -0.31 [-0.70, 0.07]), and HbA1c (SMD [95%  CI ]; -0.23 [-0.46, 0.01]) were not significant.Conclusion   This study suggests that the probiotics supplementation could potentially reduce the weight gain and improve some of the associated metabolic parameters, which may become an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity in adult individuals.

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The Potential Role of Probiotics in Controlling Overweight/Obesity and Associated Metabolic Parameters in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis