Exercise, fitness, and the gut

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 67-73

  Cronin, Owen ^a,b   Molloy, Michael G ^a,b   Shanahan, Fergus ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

exercise; microbiota; motility; mucosal immunity; physical fitness

Indexed keywords

CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84957069378     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: 15317056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000240     Document Type: Review

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