Specific objective of this study is Effect of symbiotic supplement on serum insulin, IGF-1 and some sex hormones concentration in obese and overweight breast cancer survivors with low calorie diet.
Method : randomized, double blind, consumption of placebo in control group, single center.
participants : Breast cancer survivors.
Inclusion criteria :
1- Female breast cancer survivors (or Cessation of menstruation for at least 6 months prior to chemotherapy); 2- Age range (50-75); 3- BMI = 25 - 40 Kg/m2; 4- At least one month has passed since the last radiotherapy; 5- Complete treatment of stage 1 - 4 breast cancer survivors; 6- Type of breast cancer : ER/PR+ and HER2-; 7- Willingness to cooperate and sign a written informed consent
Exclusion criteria :
1- Metastasis during the study; 2- Failure to follow the weight loss diet; 3-Consumption less than 46 capsules of 56 capsules at the end of study; 4-Infectious disease during the study; 5- Consumption of probiotic foods during the study; 6- Consumption of fibre supplement during the study; 7- Consumption of herbal supplement; 8- Patient at any time can leave the study freely
Sample size of this study is 76 persons (38 individuals in intervention group and 38 individuals in control group)
Intervention in this study is consumption of symbiotic supplement consists of (Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus Rhamnosus, Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium langum, Streptococcus thermophilus + Fructooligosacharide) microbal population : 1010 CFU/gr and 38/5 mg fructooligosaccharide, once daily for 8 weeks in breast cancer survivors with low calorie diet.
Primary outcome of this study is change in fasting serum insulin and secondary outcomes are change in estradiol, testostrone, DHEA-S, IGF-1, SHBG and IGFBP-3.