SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Sports Performance and Performance-Related Features in Athletes: A Systematic Review.
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- Effects of combined protein and probiotic supplementation on physical performance and body composition: a Bayesian multilevel meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of probiotic intake on athletic ability in healthy people: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of probiotic supplementation on body composition, recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage, and exercise performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.Physiological reports · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of dietary supplements on sports performance outcomes: a systematic review of evidence in elite athletes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Synergistic Effects of Probiotic and Omega-3 Supplementation with Ultra-Short Race Pace Training on Sprint Swimming Performance.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- Mechanism-based nutritional strategies for performance and recovery in soccer players: a qualitative research synthesis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Review
- Preservation of Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Properties in a Heat-Treated Probiotic Blend: Insights from Preclinical Models.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Probiotics, gut microbiota and physical activity: A close relationship.Sports medicine and health science · 2026Review
- The role of biotics and bioactive compounds in sports injuries: a narrative review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Supplementation with Live and Heat-TreatedNutrients · 2025Article
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- Mechanisms underlying alterations of the gut microbiota by exercise and their role in shaping ecological resilience.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Mechanism of Action and Beneficial Effects of Probiotics in Amateur and Professional Athletes.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Gastrointestinal function and microbiota in endurance athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Connection of pre-competition anxiety with gut microbiota and metabolites in wrestlers with varying sports performances based on brain-gut axis theory.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
This review aims to evaluate the effects of probiotic supplementation on performance and performance-related conditions in athletes by evaluating randomized controlled studies from the MEDLINE (Pubmed), Web of Science, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) databases. From a total of 2304 relevant articles, 13 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Seven studies concern endurance athletes, one to rugby players, three refer to non-specified athletes, one to badminton players, and one involves baseball players. The evidence suggests that the integration of athletes' diets with some bacterial strains and also the consumption of multi-strain compounds may lead to an improvement in performance and can positively affect performance-related aspects such as fatigue, muscle pain, body composition, and cardiorespiratory fitness. However, the type of supplementation and sport is very variable among the studies examined. Therefore, to obtain more solid evidence, further controlled and comparable studies are needed to expand the research regarding the possible repercussions of probiotics use on athletes' performance.
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