Microbiota and muscle highway — two way traffic

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 14 November 2019; doi:10.1038/s41574-019-0291-6Exercise is a potent modulator of intestinal microbiota composition and function. In 2019, several studies uncovered biologically important links between skeletal muscle and the gut microbiota, revealing how the gut bacteria respond to an exercise challenge and have reciprocal roles in fuel availability, muscle function and endurance performance.
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