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Exercise Boosts Gut Health, Enhancing Performance and Butyrate
9/26/2025
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Story summary
- Exercise alters gut microbiota, boosting butyrate-producing microbes and improving exercise performance.
- Exercise can double butyrate production, but the effect reverses if activity stops.
- Healthy gut microbiota supports exercise capacity; antibiotics that deplete it reduce performance in trained animals.
- Probiotics show mixed results for athletes' gut health, while prebiotics are recommended to support gut health and butyrate production.
