CRP and Insulin resistance: Among over 400 strains of LABs, the Lactobacillus plantarum strain Ln4 and fermented foods containing this LAB inhibit lipid storage and adipocyte differentiation, body weight, lipid accumulation, and insulin resistance through suppression of adipokine proteins such as ANGPT-L3 (angiopoietin-like), C-reactive protein (CRP), leptin, lipocalin-2, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) in white adipose tissue.