DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (Denmark) recently published a research study evaluating clinical evidence on the interaction between gut microbiota and physical activity, and examining the effects of probiotic supplementation in athletes. The research, which appeared in a recent edition of the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) journal, adds to DuPont’s leading role in studying the health benefits of the human microbiome. Nutritional habits of athletes has been a highly researched topic, especially in the areas of training, performance and post-exercise recovery. However, the role of intestinal microbiota in physical performance is less understood. This new review evaluates existing clinical evidence on the topic and examines the relationship between gut bacteria and athlete health. Furthermore, it evaluates the mechanisms of action through which probiotic supplementation may affect exercise outcomes. This review underlines that athlete gut microbiota is associated with increased microbial diversity and that physical exercise promotes beneficial changes in the gut microbiota composition even in people who are sedentary. Evidence from pre-clinical studies indicate that exercise capacity can be impacted by modulations in the gut microbiota composition and that the mechanisms of action are linked to what can be called the gut-muscle axis. The authors summarize that probiotics have strain-specific potential [...]
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