SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effects of Probiotics Supplementation on Risk and Severity of Infections in Athletes: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- It's Dead! Can Postbiotics Really Help Performance and Recovery? A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Sports Performance and Performance-Related Features in Athletes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Determining the level of knowledge and consumption of probiotics and prebiotics among athletes in Jordan.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Mechanism of Action and Beneficial Effects of Probiotics in Amateur and Professional Athletes.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Not Only Protein: Dietary Supplements to Optimize the Skeletal Muscle Growth Response to Resistance Training: The Current State of Knowledge.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Review
- Sports Diet and Oral Health in Athletes: A Comprehensive Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Effects of Nutrition Interventions on Athletic Performance in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Different Approaches to Ergogenic, Pre-, and Probiotic Supplementation in Sports with Different Metabolism Characteristics: A Mini Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
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Abstract
The aim of this review was to appraise the literature on the effects of probiotics supplementation on gastrointestinal (GI) and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) risk and prognosis in athletes. The search was conducted using the following electronic databases: MEDLINE (PubMed); Web of Science; Scopus; and SPORTDiscus (EBSCO). According to the PRISMA guidelines, randomized controlled studies performed on healthy athletes with a note dose of probiotics supplementation were considered. From the 2304 articles found, after eliminating reviews and studies on animals and unhealthy subjects and after screening of titles and abstracts, 403 studies were considered eligible. From these, in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 16 studies were selected, ten of which concerned endurance athletes. The majority of the studies reported beneficial effects of probiotics in reducing the risk of developing the examined infections or the severity of related symptoms. However, due to the differences in formulations used and populations analyzed in the available studies, further research is needed in this field to achieve stronger and more specific evidence.
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