Table 2 LAB derived kimchi and their anti-obesity effects based on experimental studies

Kimchi

LAB, Lb. plantarum TCI378 and KU15117

3T3-L1

Anti-obesity effects

[43, 50, 51]

Andong sik-hae kimchi

Lb. sakei ADM14

Anti-adipogenic effect

[57]

Kimchi

Lb. plantarum LMT1-48, LB818, K50 Lb. plantarum dead (nF1), live (pF1), or live PNU Lb. sakei CJLS03, CJB46 and CJB38 (fecal samples) Lb. brevis OPK-3, Lb. paracasei AO356, KMC

C57BL/6N, C57BL/6

Anti-obesity effects

Reduced fat accumulation and inflammation

Regulated gut microbiota

[45,46,47, 53, 55, 56, 65,66,67]

Fermented cabbage, Andong sik-hae kimchi

Lb. plantarum ATG-K2, Lb. sakei ADM14

3T3-L1

Anti-obesity effects

Modulated gut microbiota

[48, 58]

C67BL/6 J

Kimchi

Lb. plantarum LMT1-48 strain

3T3-L1

Anti-obesity effects

[49]

C57BL/6N

Kimchi

Lb. plantarum K8 (K8HK)

Heat-killed and live

3T3-L1

Anti-obesity effects

Live cytotoxic @1 × 10⁹ CFU/mL

Heat-killed: no cytotoxic, ↓ expression of obesity-related markers

[54]

C57BL/6

Homemade kimchi

Lb. sakei WIKIM31

3T3-L1

↓ lipid accumulation

↓expression of obesity-related markers

[62]

C57BL/6

↓body weight gains, ↓inflammation

↑ tight junction proteins, ↑ SCFAs

Homemade kimchi

Lb. plantarum

MGEL20154

Caco-2

Anti-obesity effects

[63]

C57BL/6

Dandelion Kimchi

W. confusa WIKIM51

3T3-L1

↓lipid accumulation

↓expression of obesity-related markers

[64]

C57BL/6

Reduced body weight and epididymal fat gain

Modulated gut microbiota

Kimchi

Lb. fermentum SMFM2017-NK4

3T3-L1

Anti-obesity effects

[68]

C57BL/6 J