Enhanced composition for treatment of obesity

Abstract

A probiotic composition and method for the treatment of obesity. The probiotic composition comprises a culture having Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus lactic acid bacteria and a carbohydrate enriched media, whereby the culture and media are combined and allowed to ferment until a desired ratio of the Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus organisms as well as a desired number of Lactobacillus bulgaricus organisms per gram are achieved. Once the desired ratios are achieved, the composition is concentrated and lyophilized. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of providing a probiotic composition of the present invention and administering the composition to a patient for the treatment of obesity.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A fermented probiotic composition for the treatment of obesity, the composition comprising: 
 a.) a mixture of  Lactobacillus bulgaricus  and  Streptococcus thermophilus  lactic acid bacteria; and    b.) a carbohydrate containing media, the fermented probiotic composition comprising  Lactobacillus bulgaricus  bacteria and  Streptococcus thermophilus  bacteria in a ratio of about 2:1 to about 9:1 and the number of  Lactobacillus bulgaricus  bacteria per gram ranging from about 3×10 8  to about 2×10 11 .    
     
     
         2 . The fermented probiotic composition of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of  Lactobacillus bulgaricus  bacteria to  Streptococcus thermophilus  bacteria is about 3:5.  
     
     
         3 . The fermented probiotic composition of  claim 1 , whereby the fermented probiotic composition is in a lyophilized form.  
     
     
         4 . The fermented probiotic composition of  claim 1 , wherein the carbohydrate containing media is a dairy product.  
     
     
         5 . The probiotic composition of  claim 1 , whereby the probiotic composition is a liquid, solid, or semi-solid.  
     
     
         6 . The fermented probiotic composition of  claim 4 , whereby the probiotic composition is a yogurt.  
     
     
         7 . The fermented probiotic composition of  claim 3 , whereby the lyophilized composition is packaged into dosing units, the packaged dosing units being at least one form chosen from packets, capsules, tablets, or caplets.