Manuel Fernandez-Sanjurjo, Javier Fernandez, Pablo Martinez-Camblor, Manuel Rodriguez-Alonso, Raquel Ortolano-Rios, Paola Pinto-Hernandez, Juan Castilla-Silgado, Almudena Coto-Vilcapoma, Lorena Ruiz, Claudio J Villar, Cristina Tomas-Zapico, Abelardo Margolles, Benjamin Fernandez-Garcia, Eduardo Iglesias-Gutierrez, Felipe Lombó
BACKGROUND: Regular exercise has been described to modify both the diversity and the relative abundance of certain bacterial taxa. To our knowledge, the effect of a cycling stage race, which entails extreme physiological and metabolic demands, on the gut microbiota composition and its metabolic activity has not been analysed. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this cohort study was to analyse the dynamics of faecal microbiota composition and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) content of professional cyclists over a Grand Tour and their relationship with performance and dietary intake...
February 27, 2024: Nutrients