Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement
Food supplements are increasingly used worldwide. However, research on the efficacy of such supplements on athlete's well-being and optimal sports performance is very limited. This study performed in junior academic rowing explores the effects of nutritional supplements to aid to the high energ...
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| author | Mariliis Jaago Mariliis Jaago Uku Siim Timmusk Tõnis Timmusk Tõnis Timmusk Kaia Palm Kaia Palm |
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| description | Food supplements are increasingly used worldwide. However, research on the efficacy of such supplements on athlete's well-being and optimal sports performance is very limited. This study performed in junior academic rowing explores the effects of nutritional supplements to aid to the high energy requirements at periods of intense exercise. Herein, the effects of prebiotic fibers on the intestinal microbiome composition of an 18-year-old athlete exercising at high loads during an 8-month period in a “real-life” setting were examined using next-generation sequencing analysis. Results demonstrated that although the alpha diversity of the subject's microbiome drastically decreased [from 2.11 precompetition to 1.67 (p < 0.05)] upon fiber consumption, the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio increased significantly [from 3.11 to 4.55, as compared with population average (p < 0.05)]. Underlying these macrolevel microbial alterations were demonstrable shifts from acetate- to butyrate-producing bacteria, although with stable effects on the Veillonella species. To our knowledge, this a unique study that shows pronounced changes in the gut microbiome of the young athlete at the competition season and their favorable compensation by the dietary fiber intake. The data here expand the overall understanding of how the high energy needs in high-intensity sports like academic rowing could be supported by dietary fiber supplement consumption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b167999cacc0433d83b0e9074bc8ba152022-12-21T19:44:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2021-04-01810.3389/fnut.2021.654008654008Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber SupplementMariliis Jaago0Mariliis Jaago1Uku Siim Timmusk2Tõnis Timmusk3Tõnis Timmusk4Kaia Palm5Kaia Palm6Protobios Llc, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaProtobios Llc, Tallinn, EstoniaProtobios Llc, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaProtobios Llc, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaFood supplements are increasingly used worldwide. However, research on the efficacy of such supplements on athlete's well-being and optimal sports performance is very limited. This study performed in junior academic rowing explores the effects of nutritional supplements to aid to the high energy requirements at periods of intense exercise. Herein, the effects of prebiotic fibers on the intestinal microbiome composition of an 18-year-old athlete exercising at high loads during an 8-month period in a “real-life” setting were examined using next-generation sequencing analysis. Results demonstrated that although the alpha diversity of the subject's microbiome drastically decreased [from 2.11 precompetition to 1.67 (p < 0.05)] upon fiber consumption, the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio increased significantly [from 3.11 to 4.55, as compared with population average (p < 0.05)]. Underlying these macrolevel microbial alterations were demonstrable shifts from acetate- to butyrate-producing bacteria, although with stable effects on the Veillonella species. To our knowledge, this a unique study that shows pronounced changes in the gut microbiome of the young athlete at the competition season and their favorable compensation by the dietary fiber intake. The data here expand the overall understanding of how the high energy needs in high-intensity sports like academic rowing could be supported by dietary fiber supplement consumption.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.654008/fullmicrobiomeendurance sportsrowingdietary fiberathletejunior |
| spellingShingle | Mariliis Jaago Mariliis Jaago Uku Siim Timmusk Tõnis Timmusk Tõnis Timmusk Kaia Palm Kaia Palm Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement Frontiers in Nutrition microbiome endurance sports rowing dietary fiber athlete junior |
| title | Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement |
| title_full | Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement |
| title_fullStr | Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement |
| title_short | Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement |
| title_sort | drastic effects on the microbiome of a young rower engaged in high endurance exercise after a month usage of a dietary fiber supplement |
| topic | microbiome endurance sports rowing dietary fiber athlete junior |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.654008/full |
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