Dietary recommendations to reduce exercise-induced stress behaviourimproving gut microbiota composition

  1. Asier Santibáñez-Gutiérrez 1
  2. Julen Fernández-Landa 1
  3. Julio Calleja-González 1
  4. Ignacio Escribano-Ott 1
  5. Juan Mielgo-Ayuso 2
  1. 1 Physical Education and Sports Department, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country
  2. 2 Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos
Llibre:
Exercise and diet as modulators of cognitive function through gut microbiota
  1. Natalia Arias (coord.)
  2. Ismael Martínez-Guardado (coord.)
  3. J. Grijota Pérez (coord.)

Editorial: Nova Science Publishers

ISBN: 979-8-88697-164-4

Any de publicació: 2022

Pàgines: 101-118

Tipus: Capítol de llibre

Resum

The gut microbiota composition could play a key role in many human functions. This chapter focused on the interaction between gut microbiota and exercise-induced stress. It is known how moderate and regular exercise can improve gut microbiota composition. Nevertheless, intense and prolonged exercise contributes to promoting som undesiderable effects, leading to exercise-induced stres. This stress could directly promote changes in gut microbiota composition and functions, impairing the recovery process. A modification of the diet could palliate these adverse effects. Finally, this chapter provides some practical applications for sports nutritionist practitioners that maximize the achievement of a proper gut structure and microbiota composition to minimize exercise-induced stress.