The Effect of Synbiotic and Diet Modification Among Overweight or Obese Hong Kong Chinese

Synbiotic is a nutritional supplement that contains both prebiotic and probiotic. Probiotics are beneficial microorganisms, while prebiotics are foods that help the growth of beneficial microorganisms in the gut. In this study, dietary intervention with increased dietary fiber intake from fruits and vegetables and/or synbiotic supplementation was administered to overweight or obese Hong Kong Chinese for 8 weeks. Changes in the composition and diversity of gut microbiota were examined before and after intervention.