Rui Duan, Yu Liu, Yonglian Zhang, Jinrong Shi, Rong Xue, Ruijie Liu, Yuanxin Miao, Xianfeng Zhou, Yongling Lv, Hexiao Shen, Xiongwei Xie, Xu Ai
INTRODUCTION: Exercise, health, and the gut microbiota (GM) are strongly correlated. Research indicates that professional athletes, especially ultra-marathon runners, have unique GM characteristics. However, more research has focused on elite athletes, with little attention given to amateur sports enthusiasts, especially those in the middle-aged population. Therefore, this study focuses on the impact of long-term running on the composition and potential functions of the GM in middle-aged individuals...
2024: Frontiers in Physiology