ArticleNutrients2020
Differences in Gut Microbiome Composition between Senior Orienteering Athletes and Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
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- Effects of exercise and physical activity on gut microbiota composition and function in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Validity of food additive maltodextrin as placebo and effects on human gut physiology: systematic review of placebo-controlled clinical trials.European journal of nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic Review of the Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity on the Gut Microbiome of Older Adults.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Advancements of physical exercise and intestinal microbiota and their potential mechanisms.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
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- The impact of exercise on the gut microbiota in middle-aged amateur serious runners: a comparative study.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
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- Gut microbiome association with brain imaging markers, APOE genotype, calcium and vegetable intakes, and obesity in healthy aging adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundGastrointestinal (GI) health is an important aspect of general health. Gastrointestinal symptoms are of specific importance for the elderly, an increasing group globally. Hence, promoting the elderly's health and especially gastrointestinal health is important. Gut microbiota can influence gastrointestinal health by modulation of the immune system and the gut-brain axis. Diverse gut microbiota have been shown to be beneficial; however, for the elderly, the gut microbiota is often less diverse. Nutrition and physical activity, in particular, are two components that have been suggested to influence composition or diversity. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this study, we compared gut microbiota between two groups of elderly individuals: community-dwelling older adults and physically active senior orienteering athletes, where the latter group has less gastrointestinal symptoms and a reported better well-being. With this approach, we explored if certain gut microbiota were related to healthy ageing. The participant data and faecal samples were collected from these two groups and the microbiota was whole-genome sequenced and taxonomically classified with MetaPhlAn.
resultsThe physically active senior orienteers had a more homogeneous microbiota within the group and a higher abundance of
conclusionsOur results suggest specific composition characteristics of healthy microbiota in the elderly, and show that certain components of nutrition as well as psychological distress are not as tightly connected with composition or diversity variation in faecal microbiota samples.
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