Association between physical activity and changes in intestinal microbiota composition: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The intestinal microbiota comprises bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, helminths and viruses that symbiotically inhabit the digestive system. To date, research has provided limited data on the possible association between an active lifestyle and a healthy composition of human microbiota. This review was aimed to summarize the results of human studies comparing the microbiome of healthy individuals with different physical activity amounts.

Methods

We searched Medline/Ovid, NIH/PubMed, and Academic Search Complete between August-October 2020. Inclusion criteria comprised: (a) cross-sectional studies focused on comparing gut microbiome among subjects with different physical activity levels; (b) studies describing human gut microbiome responses to any type of exerc

SUBMITTER: Aya V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7906424 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature