Can Physical Activity Influence Human Gut Microbiota Composition Independently of Diet? A Systematic Review

Nutrients

Francesca Gallè¹  Giorgio Liguori¹  Roberta Ceci²  Guglielmo Duranti²  Federica Valeriani²  Vincenzo Romano Spica²  Stefania Sabatini²  Jacopo Preziosi Standoli³  Ferdinando Romano³  Matteo Zaccarin³  Barbara Dorelli³  Corrado De Vito³  Matteo Iachini³  Maria Sofia Cattaruzza³ 

[1] Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80133 Napoli, Italy;Department of Movement, Human, and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, 00135 Roma, Italy;Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy;

关键词: physical activity;    diet;    microbiota;    human;    gut;    healthy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu13061890

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) influences the human gut microbiota composition, but its role is unclear because of dietary interference. The aim of this review is to clarify this issue from this new perspective in healthy individuals. Articles analyzing intestinal microbiota from fecal samples by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing were selected by searching the electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science until December 2020. For each study, methodological quality was assessed, and results about microbiota biodiversity indices, phylum and genus composition, and information on PA and diet were considered. From 997 potentially relevant articles, 10 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. Five studies involved athletes, three were performed on active people classified on the basis of habitual PA level, and two among sedentary subjects undergoing exercise interventions. The majority of the studies reported higher variability and prevalence of the phylum Firmicutes (genera Ruminococcaceae or Fecalibacteria) in active compared to inactive individuals, especially in athletes. The assessment of diet as a possible confounder of PA/exercise effects was completed only in four studies. They reported a similar abundance of Lachnospiraceae, Paraprevotellaceae, Ruminococcaceae, and Veillonellaceae, which are involved in metabolic, protective, structural, and histological functions. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.

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