How Diet and Physical Activity Modulate Gut Microbiota: Evidence, and Perspectives.
Daniela CampanielloMaria Rosaria CorboMilena SinigagliaBarbara SperanzaAngela RacioppoClelia AltieriAntonio BevilacquaPublished in: Nutrients (2022)
Gut microbiota plays a significant role in the maintenance of physiological homeostasis, contributing to human health. Nevertheless, some factors (sex, age, lifestyle, physical activity, drug-based therapies, diet, etc.) affect its composition and functionality, linked to pathologies and immunological diseases. Concerning diet, it interacts with microorganisms, leading to beneficial or detrimental outcomes for the health of host. On the other hand, physical activity is known to be useful for preventing and, sometimes, treating several diseases of cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, respiratory, and muscular systems. This paper focuses on diet and physical activity presenting the current knowledge about how different diets (Western, ketogenic, vegan, gluten free, Mediterranean) as well as different types of exercise (intensive, endurance, aerobic) could shape gut microbiota.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- human health
- risk assessment
- healthcare
- body mass index
- weight loss
- high intensity
- sleep quality
- resistance training
- public health
- climate change
- mental health
- emergency department
- skeletal muscle
- cardiovascular disease
- south africa
- body composition
- health information
- depressive symptoms
- insulin resistance
- irritable bowel syndrome