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    Marathon runners get a boost from the bacteria in their guts

    by Stephanie Demarco, Los Angeles Times Jun 25, 2019 4 minutes

    The secret to a healthier life may lie in the guts of elite athletes.

    Scientists who studied marathon runners discovered a type of bacteria that flourished in their digestive tracts. These Veillonella bacteria produce a molecule that helps increase exercise endurance.

    The results, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, could someday change the way we work out, said microbiologist George Weinstock from the Jackson Laboratory in Farmington, Conn.

    "It starts to build the case that someday we may be able to take a Veillonella probiotic just before we are going to exercise, and we'll be able to exercise more" said Weinstock, who wasn't involved in the study.

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