Korea Food Research Institute

Won Hyong Chung

So Young Lee

Eun Sook Lee

Hee Soon Shin

Young Do Nam

So Lim Park

Dong Uk Shin

Eun Ji Song

A novelAO356 strain according to the present disclosure, which is a strain isolated from the human body, has high stability, exhibits the activity of inhibiting adipogenic differentiation in vitro and inducing the differentiation of M1 and M0 macrophages into M2 macrophages, and has excellent activity of alleviating, preventing, or treating obesity, such as the activity of reducing body weight and a reduction in blood lipid concentration through the browning of white fat in animal experiments. Thus, the novel strain of the present disclosure has a low possibility of causing side effects, and therefore, unlike conventional diet functional foods or drugs, which have side effect problems, a diet effect can be exhibited without controlling the dose thereof. Accordingly, the novel strain can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing obesity or a food composition for alleviating or preventing obesity.

AO356 strain having anti-obesity activity and method for preventing, alleviating or treating obesity using the same

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Daegu, South Korea

Won Hyong Chung