Probiotics and sports: is it a new magic bullet?

In sports field is discussed that athletes may be at risk of several disorders due to an exhaustive training load, exercise intensity, travel, inadequate rest and poor nutrition [1,2]. Strenuous exercise promotes immunodepression, oxidative stress, increased respiratory illness symptoms (URS) and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders [3,4]. Moreover, especially athletes of long distance sports (marathon, triathlon and ultra-endurance), commonly report health issues and endotoxemia [1,5,6]. Thus, there is a growing scientific body looking for strategies, especially in the nutritional supplementation field, to prevent these conditions from impacting sporting performance [4].

Source: Nutrition - October 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Geovana SF Leite, Ayane S Resende, Nicholas P West, Antonio H Lancha Source Type: research