Effect of 60-days Saccharomyces Boulardii and Superoxide Dismutase Supplementation in Obese Adults

Ghrelin (pg/mL), Adiponectin (pg/ml), Peptide YY (pg/ml)

Leptin (ng/cL)

glucagon-like peptide - 1 (pmol/L)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL), Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL), HDL cholesterol (mg/dL), Triglycerides (mg/dL), Apolipoprotein A (mg/dL), Apolipoprotein B (mg/dL), Glycemia (mg/dL), Uric acid (mg/dL)

Insulin (mcU/mL)

Total Proteins (g/dL), Albumin (g/dL)

HOMA index (pt)

Eating motivation Visual Analogue Scale (pt): a scale from 0 to 10 points. The scale of hunger (question: "how hungry are you?") ranged from the answer "not at all" to "as hungry as I have ever felt"; the scale of fullness (question: "how full are you?") ranged from the answer "not at all" to "as full as I ever felt"; the scale of satiety (question: "how satiated are you?") ranged from "not at all" to "extremely"; the scale of desire (question: "how strong is your desire to eat?") ranged from "very weak" to "very strong"; the scale of prospective consumption (question: "how much do you think you could (or would want to) eat right now) ranged from "nothing at all" to "a very large amount"

Iron (µg/dL)

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (µU/dL)

C-Reactive Protein (mg/dL)

Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (pg/mL), Inter Leukin-1β (pg/mL), Inter Leukin-6 (pg/mL)

Trimethylamine (µM), Trimethylamine-N-oxide (µM)

Aspartate amino transferase (U/L), Alanine amino transferase (U/L), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (U/L)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

Height (cm), waist circumference (cm)

Weight (Kg)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

Free Fat Mass (kg), Fat Mass (kg)

Android fat (%), Gynoid fat (%)

Visceral Adipose Tissue (g)

Beck questionnaire (pt). The questionnaire is divided into 21 items which have a score from 0 to 3. A total score > 17 indicates borderline depression; > 21 moderate depression; > 31 severe depression; > 40 extreme depression.

Food Frequency Questionnaire (pt). Participants must indicate the consumption of 18 common food items, choosing one between "yes" or "no, never". Participants were also asked to estimate their usual rate of consumption, choosing from seven categories of frequency, ranging from ''never'' or ''less than once a week'' to ''seven times per week". The only exception was constituted by the item "coffee consumption", which is reported as "cups/day".