The Symbiont-Restore Study

Inclusion Criteria: * To be considered eligible for enrolment into the study, potential Participants must: * Be able to give written informed consent. * Be between 18 and 55 years of age. * Self-identify as White. * Have a BMI of 30-40 kg/m2 and waist circumference of ≥102cm (males) or ≥88cm (females). * Have a stable body weight (≤5% change) over the past three months. * Be in general good health, as determined by interview and having systolic blood pressure less than 160 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure less than 100 mm Hg (defined as hypertension stage 2), taken by the investigator. * Be willing to avoid consuming dietary supplements, prebiotics, probiotics, or fibre-rich supplements within four weeks prior to the baseline visit and until the end of the study. * Be willing to maintain their current level of physical activity. * Be willing to consume the investigational product daily for the duration of the study. * Be willing to maintain their habitual diet for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Potential Participants will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the below criteria: * Are pregnant, lactating or post-menopausal or women who are planning to become pregnant over the study period. * Have hypersensitivity, allergy, or intolerance to any of the components of the investigational products. * Have received antibiotic treatment within three months prior to baseline. * Are taking a medication that the investigato…