A new study found that probiotics in kombucha can alter fat metabolism in the intestine in a similar way to what happens during fasting. According to researchers, the drink can help reduce body fat level It is lower blood triglyceride levels — when it is at high levels in the blood, this type of fat can lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases.
O kombucha is fermented drink and sweetened tea that has gained popularity in recent years due to its possible health benefits, such as lowering blood pressure, preventing cancer and protecting against metabolic diseases. According to studies, these benefits could come from the probiotic microbes present in the drink and their effects on human metabolism.
The new study, which was published on March 28, in PLOS Geneticswas developed by researchers at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, in the United States and sought to understand how kombucha could impact metabolism.
To do this, they used worms nematode worm C. as models for the study and fed them the drink. The researchers found that the yeast and bacteria have colonized the worms' intestines and create metabolic changes similar to those that occur during a fast . The microbes alter the expression of genes involved in fat metabolism, leading to more proteins that break down fats and fewer proteins that build a type of fat molecule called triglycerides. All of this led to reduction of fat reserves in worms .
For researchers, the study findings provide clues about how the probiotics present in kombucha can impact human metabolism. However, more research needs to be carried out to provide evidence that the same effects found in the worm organism are observed in humans.
According to the authors, the results of the current study seem to reinforce the findings of other research on the benefits of kombucha.
“We were surprised to discover that animals that consumed a diet comprised of the probiotic microbes found in kombucha exhibited reduced fat accumulation, lower triglyceride levels, and smaller lipid droplets — an organelle that stores the cell's lipids — when compared to other diets. These findings suggest that the microbes in kombucha trigger a 'fasting-like' state in the host even in the presence of sufficient nutrients,” the researchers say in a press release.
Source: CNN Brasil
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