ArticleJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2025
Training load influences gut microbiome of highly trained rowing athletes.
Article in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The performance gut: a key to optimizing performance in high-level athletes: a systematic scoping review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Signatures in the gut microbiome of German elite athletes: insights from a matched-subgroup analysis.mSystems · 2026Trial
- From Mechanisms to Practice: Gut Microbiome-Based Strategies for Supporting Recovery in Elite Athletes.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Profiling the Athletes' Gut Microbiome: A Critical Methodological Perspective on 16S Metabarcoding and Shotgun Metagenomics.Biology · 2026Review
- Microbiome-based nutrition and the gut-muscle axis: emerging perspectives for athletic performance and recovery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
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- Exercise intervention regulates gut microbiota to improve type 2 diabetes: a narrative review of the mechanisms.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the importance of the gut microbiome on physical performance and health, little is known on the impact of training on an athlete's gut health.
objectiveThis study investigates the effect of training load on markers of gut health.
methodsWhole stool (24 h) samples were collected from 23 highly trained rowers (mean ± SD; age 19.2 ± 1.1 y; weight 80.1 ± 11.4 kg; height 1.83 ± 0.09 m) following periods of high (HT) and low training load (LT). The microbiome and short-chain fatty acid concentrations were characterized from the whole stool samples. Three-day weighted food records were used to determine diet quality (ADIcore), macronutrient, and fiber intakes during HT and LT.
resultsBy design, training duration (147%) and intensity (130%) were greater during (HT), compared with (LT) (
conclusionResults of this study indicate that gut microbiome, SCFA concentrations, stool frequency, and diet quality vary between periods of high and low training load in athletes. The relationship between these factors and impact of such changes in gut health is currently unclear and warrants further investigation.
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