Lactobacillus Gasseri - 25 MG (10 Billion CFU)
Lactobacillus Gasseri is a healthy bacteria found in the digestive tract and urinary tract.
It's one of the most beneficial bacteria to help people lose weight quickly, especially belly fat, while also offering additional benefits, like preventing inflammation, bowel problems, vaginal infections, and ulcers, and helping to support healthy digestion and the immune system.
However, many people have reported experiencing unexplained weight gain as soon as they stop using the weight loss supplement containing this bacteria (1).
This suggests it's only useful for weight management if you intend to keep taking it forever, making it highly uneconomical, undesirable, and generally ineffective for producing sustainable results.
Lactobacillus Rhamnosus - 10 MG (5 Billion CFU)
Lactobacillus Rhamnosus is a good bacteria found in the intestines that's among the most widely used probiotic supplement ingredients. It's been shown to not only help you lose weight faster but also to help you keep losing weight when in the weight maintenance stage too.
It also offers other health benefits, like promoting good intestinal health and an effective immune system, and preventing diarrhoea, intestinal infections, and allergic reactions (2). There are two problems with its inclusion in LeanBiome though.
Not only can lactobacillus rhamnosus cause side effects like bloating or gas in some people, but it's also present in a dose of just 5 billion CFU. This is half the minimum dose needed to produce the effects of this beneficial bacteria, meaning it's unlikely to be of much use.
Proprietary Blend (Lactobacillus Fermentum, Lactobacillus Paracasei, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Bifidobacterium Bifidum, Bifidobacterium Lactis, Bifidobacterium Longum, Bifidobacterium Breve) - 10 MG (5 Billion CFU)
The probiotic proprietary blend in LeanBiome features many of the most effective probiotic bacteria and, even while missing a few of the key bacteria usually found in probiotic supplements, it still features enough useful probiotics to be capable of producing good results.
However, while the selection of probiotic bacteria used is good, the dosages present are not. To achieve the full effects of these beneficial gut bacteria strains, at least 10 billion CFU of each must be consumed each day, while the optimal daily dose is around 20 billion CFU (3).
With the LeanBiome probiotic Proprietary Blend only containing 5 billion CFU in total, it only has half the required dosage of any one of these bacteria. Considering there are 7 different probiotics jammed into the blend, each is dosed so minimally it will be of virtually no use at all.
Inulin (From Chicory Root) - 200 MG
Chicory root inulin is a soluble dietary fiber and prebiotic. It benefits weight loss by helping the digestive system better absorb nutrients, preventing unwanted weight gain, and boosting energy levels, so you can burn body fat and calories even faster.
It can even offer additional health benefits, like relieving constipation, reducing inflammation, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels, and enhancing your overall gut health (4).
The problem is, these effects are only seen when 15 to 40 grams of chicory root is consumed each day. This means the 200 mg present in LeanBiome isn't enough to have any real effect.
Green Tea Phytosome (Green Tea Extract [Leaf] Decaffinated/Phospholipid Complex From Sunflower) - 300 MG
Green tea extract can promote weight loss as it can boost metabolism, energy levels, exercise performance, and recovery. However, this is largely due to it being a source of natural caffeine, which means this decaffeinated version won't help you lose weight as fast as normal.
However, green tea extract also contains antioxidants called catechins, specifically EGCG. This elevates fat burning to help you lose weight, while also offering benefits like improving heart and brain functions, and reducing blood pressure, blood sugar, stress, and cholesterol (5).
Sunflower phospholipids are rich in healthy fats, choline, and essential vitamins and minerals. They provide benefits like lowering cholesterol and fatigue, boosting energy, heart and brain functions, and skin health, while raising the stability and texture of a dietary supplement (6).
Unfortunately, at least 800 mg of green tea extract and 2,400 mg of sunflower phospholipids is required each day to produce results. This means even using a blend can't hide the fact there's not enough in LeanBiome to be of use.
Sphaeranthus Indicus - 300 MG
Sphaeranthus Indicus, also known as the East Indian Globe Thistle, is an Asian herb long used in ayurvedic medicine. It's said to offer countless health benefits, like lowering blood sugar, boosting immunity, testosterone, and sexual functions, and preventing certain health issues.
The issue is, all these claims are either hyperbolic or based on in vitro studies, and the results remain unproven in humans. This means it's highly unlikely its presence in LeanBiome will promote weight loss in any way (7).
Garcinia Mangostan - 100 MG
Best known as purple mangosteen, garcinia mangostan is a tropical fruit from southeast Asia. It's long been used in traditional medicine due to claims it can treat urinary tract infections and disorders, inflammation, wounds, and diseases like dysentery and gonorrhoea.
There are also studies suggesting its anti-inflammatory effects can increase body fat metabolism too, making it a great way to promote healthy weight loss and reduce body fat.
Unfortunately, all these claims are based on hyperbolic evidence, as there's no clinical proof to support any of its uses. This means its inclusion in LeanBiome likely serves no purpose (8).
References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155824/
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Probiotics-HealthProfessional/#h5
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8039257/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18326618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7010002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059449/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18725264/