Can microbes increase exercise performance in athletes?

Sarah M. Turpin-Nolan; Michael J. Joyner; Mark A. Febbraio

doi:10.1038/s41574-019-0250-2

Can microbes increase exercise performance in athletes?

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Abstract

Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been suggested to be a therapeutic strategy for inflammatory diseases and it is known that regular physical activity can alter the composition of the gut microbiota. Now, a study proposes that FMT might increase exercise performance in athletes, raising the possibility of ‘faecal doping’.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	629-630
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Volume	15
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-019-0250-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2019

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