Immune status, well-being and gut microbiota in military supplemented with synbiotic ice cream and submitted to field training: A randomised clinical trial
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2020-01-01
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Valle, Maria C.P.R.
Vieira, Isabel A.
Fino, Luciana C.
Gallina, Darlila A.
Esteves, Andrea M.
da Cunha, Diogo T.
Cabral, Lucélia [UNESP]
Benatti, Fabiana B.
Maróstica, Mário R.
Batista, Ângela G.
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Strenuous physical activity, sleep deprivation, and psychological stress are common features of military field training. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementation with a synbiotic ice cream on salivary IgA, gastrointestinal symptoms, well-being indicators, and gut microbiota in young military participants undergoing field training. Sixty-five military completed the study: one group was supplemented for 30 days with synbiotic ice cream containing: 2.1x108 CFU/g for L. acidophilus LA-5 and 2.7x109 CFU/g for B. animalis BB-12 and 2.3g of inulin in the 60g of ice cream at manufacture, and the other with a placebo ice cream. Volunteers were evaluated at pre-supplementation (baseline), post-supplementation, and after a five-day military training. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus genera were measured in stool samples and both showed a higher differential abundance post-supplementation and training. Salivary IgA and gastrointestinal symptoms decreased at post-training in both groups (p<0.05; main effect of time); however, supplementation with synbiotic did not mitigate this effect. Tenseness and sleepiness were decreased in the synbiotic-treated group, but not in the placebo group at post-military training (p=0.01 and p=0.009, respectively; group x time effect). The other well-being indicators were not affected by the synbiotic supplementation. In conclusion, 30 days of synbiotic ice cream supplementation containing inulin, L. acidophilus LA-5, and B. animalis BB-12 favourably modulated gut microbiota and improved tenseness and sleepiness in healthy young military undergoing a 5-day field training. These improvements may be relevant to this population as they may influence the decision-making process in an environment of high physical and psychological stress.
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Microbiome, Military, Mood, Prebiotic, Probiotic, Respiratory, Somnolence
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British Journal of Nutrition.