The performance gut: a key to optimizing performance in high-level athletes: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The gut microbiome represents a key ecosystem influencing athletic performance through energy metabolism modulation, inflammatory response regulation, and recovery optimization in high-level athletes. However, the relationship between performance and gut microbiome composition in high-level athletes remains poorly understood.

Objectives

This systematic scoping review aims to map the current evidence on the relationship between training and gut microbiome in high-level athletes, identify specific patterns in microbial response to different training and sports, analyse the effects of nutritional interventions and highlight some methodological and knowledge gaps in the current literature.

Methodology

Following the PRISMA-ScR framework, a systematic search wa

SUBMITTER: Carlone J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12580381 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature