Short-Term Supplementation of Sauerkraut Induces Favorable Changes in the Gut Microbiota of Active Athletes: A Proof-of-Concept Study

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 16; no. 24; p. 4421
• Main Authors: Karačić, Andrija, Zonjić, Jadran, Stefanov, Ena, Radolović, Katja, Starčević, Antonio, Renko, Ira, Krznarić, Željko, Ivančić, Matija, Šatalić, Zvonimir, Liberati Pršo, Ana-Marija
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 23.12.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Athletes; Bacteria; Body composition; Dietary fiber; Dietary Supplements; Exercise; Fatty acids; Female; Fermentation; Fermented Foods; Food; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - drug effects; Gut microbiota; Humans; Immunity (Disease); Lifestyles; Male; Metabolism; Metabolites; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Nutrition research; Olympic games; Optimization; Polyamines; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Proof of Concept Study; Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Young Adult; sauerkraut; athletes; sports nutrition; fermented food; microbiome; whole food

Background: Since the gut microbiota is important for athlete health and performance, its optimization is increasingly gaining attention in sports nutrition, for example, with whole fermented foods. Sauerkraut is a traditional fermented food rich in pro-, pre-, and postbiotics, which has not yet bee...