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a use for research purposes only. Data was analysed with computer pro-
gram SPSS Statistics 26.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) within connections be-
tween variables were processed.
Results
Probiotics consumption and its effects on physical activity
Results of literature review on probiotics consumption in individuals with dif-
ferent levels of PA are presented in Table 1.
Table 1: Effects of probiotic consumption on some health parameters
in individuals with different level of PA
Probiotic strain Sample Results (study duration) Reference
Bifidobacterium bifidum Triathlons competi-
W23, Bifidobacterium lac- tors, runners, cyclists Lower levels of TNF- α for 25 % in Lampre- probiotics consumption in physically active individuals 31
tis W51, Enterococcus faecium resting state and after PA, lower- cht et al.,
W54, Lactobacillus acidophi- ing increased level of zonulin; (14 2012
lus W22, Lactobacillus brevis weeks)
W63, Lactococcus lactis W58
Lactobacillus fermentum Elite endurance run- Reported shorter duration and low- Cox et al.,
VRI-003 ners er severity of respiratory infections; 2010
(28 days)
L. acidophilus, Lactobacillus Lower number of respiratory infec- Salarkia et
delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, B. al., 2013
bifidum, Streptococcus salivar- Endurance swimmers tions episodes, improved VO2 max;
(8 weeks)
ius ssp. thermophilus
Lactobacillus, Bifidobacteri- Runners Extended time of running to fatigue Shing et
um, Streptococcus in environment with higher temper- al., 2014
ature; (4 weeks) Carbuhn
Bifidobacterium longum 35624 Swimmers Reported enhanced recovery after et al., 2018
PA in the last 2 weeks in offseason;
(6 weeks)
TNF- α... tumor necrosis factor alpha
VO2 max... maximum rate of oxygen consumption
Knowledge and consumption habits of probiotics in physically active
population
In the present study 33 participants were included, 19 females (58 %) and 14
males (42 %) with mean age 19.12 years. Majority (94 %) has been running more
than 2 years and 76 % of them were training with high intensity. 48 % of par-
ticipants did not suffer any issues during running, the rest was experiencing
breathing issues. Based on Bristol’s Stool Chart (Chumpitazi et al., 2016) the
most frequent stool form was type 3, a normal stool form. According to knowl-
edge about the term probiotics the highest percentage (48 %) the answer was
that they already heard for the term, but they did not know why are they ben-
eficial. In 55 % family members were the source of information of probiotics.
Only 37 % were consuming probiotic food, most commonly fermented milk
gram SPSS Statistics 26.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) within connections be-
tween variables were processed.
Results
Probiotics consumption and its effects on physical activity
Results of literature review on probiotics consumption in individuals with dif-
ferent levels of PA are presented in Table 1.
Table 1: Effects of probiotic consumption on some health parameters
in individuals with different level of PA
Probiotic strain Sample Results (study duration) Reference
Bifidobacterium bifidum Triathlons competi-
W23, Bifidobacterium lac- tors, runners, cyclists Lower levels of TNF- α for 25 % in Lampre- probiotics consumption in physically active individuals 31
tis W51, Enterococcus faecium resting state and after PA, lower- cht et al.,
W54, Lactobacillus acidophi- ing increased level of zonulin; (14 2012
lus W22, Lactobacillus brevis weeks)
W63, Lactococcus lactis W58
Lactobacillus fermentum Elite endurance run- Reported shorter duration and low- Cox et al.,
VRI-003 ners er severity of respiratory infections; 2010
(28 days)
L. acidophilus, Lactobacillus Lower number of respiratory infec- Salarkia et
delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, B. al., 2013
bifidum, Streptococcus salivar- Endurance swimmers tions episodes, improved VO2 max;
(8 weeks)
ius ssp. thermophilus
Lactobacillus, Bifidobacteri- Runners Extended time of running to fatigue Shing et
um, Streptococcus in environment with higher temper- al., 2014
ature; (4 weeks) Carbuhn
Bifidobacterium longum 35624 Swimmers Reported enhanced recovery after et al., 2018
PA in the last 2 weeks in offseason;
(6 weeks)
TNF- α... tumor necrosis factor alpha
VO2 max... maximum rate of oxygen consumption
Knowledge and consumption habits of probiotics in physically active
population
In the present study 33 participants were included, 19 females (58 %) and 14
males (42 %) with mean age 19.12 years. Majority (94 %) has been running more
than 2 years and 76 % of them were training with high intensity. 48 % of par-
ticipants did not suffer any issues during running, the rest was experiencing
breathing issues. Based on Bristol’s Stool Chart (Chumpitazi et al., 2016) the
most frequent stool form was type 3, a normal stool form. According to knowl-
edge about the term probiotics the highest percentage (48 %) the answer was
that they already heard for the term, but they did not know why are they ben-
eficial. In 55 % family members were the source of information of probiotics.
Only 37 % were consuming probiotic food, most commonly fermented milk
