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episode 155: "Probiotic Supplementation and Athletes" with Dr Jamie Pugh
Episode 155 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Probiotic Supplementation and Athletes" with Dr Jamie Pugh PhD (Liverpool John Moores University, UK).
Discussion Topics Include:
- Overview of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota, the Microbiome etc: from general population to elite athletes
- How probiotics can benefit the host, and why this potentially matters to some athletes
- Probiotic supplementation and GI distress and dysfunction
- Probiotics and impact on carbohydrate metabolismÂ
- Practical considerations for probiotic supplementation and athletes
Podcast Episode Transcript: Download PDF Copy
Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:
- International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Probiotics
- The athletic gut microbiota
- Probiotic supplementation increases carbohydrate metabolism in trained malecyclists: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial
- Four weeks of probiotic supplementation reduces GI symptomsduring a marathon race
Related Podcast Episodes:
- #143 - "The Athlete's Gut" with Patrick Wilson RD PhD
- #135 - "The Microbiome: Mind the Gap" with Jens Walter PhD and Orla O'Sullivan PhD
- #69 - 'Immunological Aspects of Training & Sports Nutrition' with Professor Michael Gleeson
- #63 - 'Probiotics and Athletes' with Professor David Pyne
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