In a new study from Clarkson University, researchers examined if the gut microbiome could be associated with personality traits, mental energy, mental fatigue, physical energy and physical fatigue.
There are thousands of types of bacteria living in the gut, comprising what is known as the gut microbiome.
The number of each type of bacteria is determined by many factors, such as health status, dietary habits and even physical activity levels.
The gut microbiome is known to stay stable through most of one’s adult life unless there is a gastrointestinal issue or a person is taking antibiotics, and personality traits can take years to change.
In the study, the team found that there are distinct bacteria and metabolomes that are associated with each personality trait.
One bacterium was associated with three of the four personality traits, but none between all four traits.
The results support the team’s previous work that reports that mental energy, mental fatigue, physical energy and physical fatigue are four distinct biological moods, but there may be some overlap.
The study also showed that bacteria and metabolomes linked to metabolism were associated with either mental or physical energy, while bacteria linked to inflammation were associated with mental or physical fatigue.
These new findings support the previous work that feelings of energy are associated with metabolic processes, while feelings of fatigue are associated with inflammatory processes.
Additionally, these findings may help explain some of the interpersonal differences in response to the anti-fatiguing effects of nutritional interventions.
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The study is published in Nutrients.
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