ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2021
The Influence of Different Physical Activity Behaviours on the Gut Microbiota of Older Irish Adults.
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- Modulatory effects of exercise interventions on the gut microbiota in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity, sedentary behavior and microbiome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of science and medicine in sport · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of exercise and physical activity on gut microbiota composition and function in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic Review of the Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity on the Gut Microbiome of Older Adults.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a combined energy restriction and vigorous-intensity exercise intervention on the human gut microbiome: A randomised controlled trial.The Journal of physiology · 2025Trial
- From alpha diversity to zeitgebers: Bacterial gut microbiome associations with sleep and circadian disruption (Part I).Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026Review
- Meeting WHO physical activity standards may promote greater gut microbiota diversity and preservation of Ruminococcus in community-dwelling older women.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Physical Activity, Gut Microbiota, and the Risk of Dyslipidemia in a Community-Based Cohort Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Assessing the gut microbiota composition in older adults: connections to physical activity and healthy ageing.GeroScience · 2025Observational
- Exercise-Induced Short-Chain Fatty Acids: A Novel Therapeutic Target in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Sarcopenia.Aging and disease · 2025Review
- Gut microbiota and metabolic responses to a 12-week caloric restriction combined with strength and HIIT training in patients with obesity: a randomized trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The Gut-Heart Axis: Molecular Perspectives and Implications for Myocardial Infarction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Associations of Sedentary Behavior and Screen Time with Human Gut Microbiome Composition and Diversity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Cohort profile update: The Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study.HRB open research · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveA 24-hour day is made up of time spent in a range of physical activity (PA) behaviours, including sleep, sedentary time, standing, light-intensity PA (LIPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), all of which may have the potential to alter an individual's health through various different pathways and mechanisms. This study aimed to explore the relationship between PA behaviours and the gut microbiome in older adults.
designCross-sectional study. SETTINGS AND
participantsParticipants (n=100; age 69.0 [3.0] years; 44% female) from the Mitchelstown Cohort Rescreen (MCR) Study (2015-2017).
methodsParticipants provided measures of gut microbiome composition (profiled by sequencing 16S rRNA gene amplicons), and objective measures of PA behaviours (by a 7-day wear protocol using an activPAL3 Micro).
resultsStanding time was positively correlated with the abundance of butyrate-producing and anti-inflammatory bacteria, including Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae and Bifidobacterium, MVPA was positively associated with the abundance of Lachnospiraceae bacteria, while sedentary time was associated with lower abundance of Ruminococcaceae and higher abundance of Streptococcus spp.
conclusionPhysical activity behaviours appear to influence gut microbiota composition in older adults, with different PA behaviours having diverging effects on gut microbiota composition.
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