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 metabolism 
• Practical considerations for probiotic supplementation and athletes

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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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