Probiotics have drawn increasing attention in the past few years to control abnormal lipid metabolism. In recent years, probiotics have been extensively utilized to prevent and alleviate hyperlipidemia (8,9). Bacteria of the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are the most well-known and frequently administered probiotics for improving lipid metabolism abnormalities (10). The lipid-lowering effects of probiotics have been demonstrated in animal models (11).