The composition and richness of the gut microbiota differentiate the top Polish endurance athletes from sedentary controls.

Maria Kulecka Barbara Fraczek Michal Mikula Natalia Zeber-Lubecka Jakub Karczmarski Agnieszka Paziewska Filip Ambrozkiewicz Elżbieta Katarzyna Jagusztyn-Krynicka Paweł Cieszczyk Jerzy Ostrowski

Published in: Gut microbes (2020)

The excessive training associates with both differences in composition and promotion of higher bacterial diversity. Taxons enriched in athletes are known to participate in fiber fermentation.

Keyphrases

physical activity
high intensity
weight gain
high school
resistance training
saccharomyces cerevisiae
lactic acid
body composition
weight loss