19 avril 2023

The role of the intestinal microbiota on our health is increasingly well known and recognized. According to Canadian researchers, practicing moderate physical activity would help maintain a balanced microbiota.

Our gut naturally hosts trillions of microorganisms, making up the gut microbiota. A microbiota that plays an essential role in maintaining good health. It is known to be involved in digestive, metabolic, immune and neurological functions. “As a result, dysbiosis, i.e. the qualitative and/or functional alteration of the intestinal microbiota, is a serious lead to explain certain diseases”explains Inserm. “The existence of dysbiosis might be a factor favoring the appearance or progression of cancer. »

A question therefore arises: how to maintain a diversified and balanced microbiota? If food – notably via probiotics – is an essential element, sport also seems to have a say.

In fact, it is already known that the intestinal microbiota of athletes are different from those of sedentary people. For researchers from the University of Calgary (Canada), “That’s not too surprising. Athletes are often thin and follow strict diets and training programs”. We are talking regarding professional athletes. But what regarding amateurs?

150 minutes of sport per week

By comparing the microbiota of people “physically active”scientists have observed that “moderate duration physical activity (more than 150 minutes per week, which corresponds to health recommendations, editor’s note) increased both the richness and diversity of the intestinal microbiota compared to study participants who did less exercise. » And obviously endurance sports (running, swimming, etc.) would be more effective than strength sports (weight training, etc.).

Finally, the study also showed that the changes in the microbiota were not the same between the different groups of individuals. The most beneficial changes were seen in people of normal weight compared to those who were overweight. For Dr. Chunlong Mu, the main author of this work, “Overweight exerts its own influences. In this case, poor eating habits outweigh the benefits of exercise..

So the best advice seems to not only be to exercise more, but also to take steps to maintain a healthy weight, for a healthy and optimally functioning microbiota.

Since December 2022, he is the third patient to die in the establishment’s emergency room, for lack of adequate care.

A 91-year-old man died on April 12 in the emergency room of the Grenoble University Hospital, following having waited three days on a hospital bed for a place in geriatrics, reports France Blue. When he arrived at the establishment, his vital prognosis was not engaged, the doctors only evoking a state of confusion linked to his age.

Lying for 72 hours, however, would have worsened his condition. In the ranks of the CHU, the death of the man is all the more difficult to accept as it is the third since December 2022.

As France Bleu recalls, a 47-year-old woman died at the end of last year in the emergency room toilets. Shortly following, a second patient had lost his life within the walls of the establishment.

A report to the prosecutor

Nearby FigaroSara Fernandez, secretary general of the CGT within the CHU of Grenoble, affirms that “the patients are in danger” following the closure of 200 beds in the hospital during the last three years.

A report was made to the Grenoble prosecutor, for “endangering the lives of others”. But for trade unionists, no significant change allowing better patient care has so far been recorded.