ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022
Disparity of Gut Microbiota Composition Among Elite Athletes and Young Adults With Different Physical Activity Independent of Dietary Status: A Matching Study.
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- Physical activity, sedentary behavior and microbiome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of science and medicine in sport · 2024Pooled it
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- Exploring the Gut Microbiome in Combat Sports: A Systematic Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Physical Activity Is Associated With Reduced Mild Depression and Altered Gut Microbiota in Japanese Adult Women.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Fibrolytic efficiency of the large intestine microbiota may benefit running speed in French trotters: A pilot study.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Physical Exercise and the Gut Microbiome: A Bidirectional Relationship Influencing Health and Performance.Nutrients · 2024Review
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- Dietary Patterns, Gut Microbiota and Sports Performance in Athletes: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The impact of exercise on the gut microbiota in middle-aged amateur serious runners: a comparative study.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Inflammatory Bowel Sugar Disease: A Pause From New Pharmacological Agents and an Embrace of Natural Therapy.Cureus · 2023Review
- A Bibliometric Analysis on the Research Trend of Exercise and the Gut Microbiome.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Is There a Universal Endurance Microbiota?Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Swimming and the human microbiome at the intersection of sports, clinical, and environmental sciences: A scoping review of the literature.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the disparity of gut microbiota among elite athletes and young adults with different physical activity independent of dietary status. Methods: In Hangzhou, China, an age and sex matching study was conducted between April and May 2021. A total of 66 Chinese young adults were recruited in this study and divided into an elite athlete group, physically active group, and physically inactive group. Fecal samples were collected to assess gut microbiota composition. Dietary status was measured using a food-frequency questionnaire. Comparisons in gut microbiota and blood biomarkers among three groups were analyzed by using the analysis of covariance. Results: The findings depicted a tendency to form clusters for beta diversity among three groups, while no significant difference was observed in both alpha and beta diversity. In the multiple analysis model, by adjusting dietary status, a significantly higher abundance of Conclusion: This matching study indicated that physically inactive young adults are more likely to have a lower immune function and a higher abundance of pro-inflammatory gut bacteria than elite athletes and physically active young adults. Dietary status should be considered as an important factor that may affect the association of physical activity with immune function and gut microbiota.
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