Mgr. Libuša Nechalová, PhD.

• Nechalová, L., Hric, I., Smahová, S., Babicová, M., Ugrayová, S., Hlaváčová, V., Lendvorský, L., Surán, T., Kolenová, A., & Bielik, V. (2026). Distinct effects of a dairy probiotic drink and physical exercise on gut microbiota in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients in remission: a randomized clinical trial. Frontiers in Microbiology, 17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1791192
• Nechalová, L., Bielik, V., Hric, I., Babicová, M., Baranovičová, E., Grendár, M., Koška, J., & Penesová, A. (2024). Gut microbiota and metabolic responses to a 12-week caloric restriction combined with strength and HIIT training in patients with obesity: a randomized trial. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 16(1), 239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-01029-7
• Kubáňová, L., Bielik, V., Hric, I., Ugrayová, S., Šoltys, K., Rádiková, Ž., Baranovičová, E., Grendár, M., Kolisek, M., & Penesová, A. (2023). Gut Microbiota and Serum Metabolites in Individuals with Class III Obesity Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Pilot Analysis. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1089/met.2022.0071
• Bielik, V., Hric, I., SmahovA, S., Tkačiková, M., Hlaváčová, V., Nechalová, L., Ugrayová, S., & Kolenová, A. (2023). The effect of physical exercise and dairy probiotics (Lactobacillus casei) on gut microbiome in childhood cancer survivors. Neoplasma, 70(04), 588–596. https://doi.org/10.4149/neo_2023_230526N287
• Bielik, V., Hric, I., Ugrayová, S., Kubáňová, L., Putala, M., Grznár, Ľ., Penesová, A., Havranová, A., Šardzíková, S., Grendar, M., Baranovičová, E., Šoltys, K., & Kolisek, M. (2022). Effect of High-intensity Training and Probiotics on Gut Microbiota Diversity in Competitive Swimmers: Randomized Controlled Trial. Sports Medicine - Open, 8(1), 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00453-8
• Bielik, V., Nosáľ, V., Nechalová, L., Špánik, M., Žilková, K., & Grendar, M. (2025). The prediction model of academic achievement based on cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI status for ninth-grade students. BMC Pediatrics, 25(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05353-2 Ďurček, P., Nechalová, L., Špánik, M., Bleha, B., & Bielik, V. (2026). Regional, socioeconomic, and health determinants of physical fitness in school children: insights from a National Olympic Fitness Project. European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckag016
• Hric, I., Nechalová, L., Šimiaková, M., Baranovičová, E., Esmail, G. A., Hammami, R., Penesová, A., & Bielik, V. (2026). Lyophilized Bryndza cheese capsules increase butyrate-producing gut bacteria in recreational athletes: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Functional Foods, 136, 107139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2025.107139
• Hric, I., Ugrayová, S., Penesová, A., Rádiková, Ž., Kubáňová, L., Šardzíková, S., Baranovičová, E., Klučár, Ľ., Beke, G., Grendar, M., Kolisek, M., Šoltys, K., & Bielik, V. (2021). The Efficacy of Short-Term Weight Loss Programs and Consumption of Natural Probiotic Bryndza Cheese on Gut Microbiota Composition in Women. Nutrients, 13(6), 1753. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061753
• Adamová, L. M., Slezáková, D., Hric, I., Nechalová, L., Berisha, G., Olej, P., Chren, M., Chlapcová, A., Penesová, A., Minár, M., & Bielik, V. (2024). Impact of dance classes on motor and cognitive functions and gut microbiota composition in multiple sclerosis patients: Randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Sport Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12166
• Esmail, G. A., Miri, S., Hric, I., Mottawea, W., Nechalová, L., Šimiaková, M., Leao, L., Kolisek, M., Kolenová, A., Bielik, V., & Hammami, R. (2025). Colonic microbiome modulation and metabolic effects of Bryndza sheep cheese in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An in vitro study. Journal of Functional Foods, 127, 106755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2025.106755
• Penesová, A., Babjaková, J., Bielik, V., Rádiková, Ž., & Kubáňová, L. (2022). Efekt intenzívnej zmeny životného štýlu u pacientov s obezitou (aj extrémnou) na kardiometabolické parametre. Diabetes a Obezita, 22(44), 95–101.
• Slezáková, D., Sabolová, L. M., Marček, P., Kadlic, P., Hric, I., Nechalová, L., Bielik, V., Páleník, M., Pastorek, M., Olej, P., Žilka, N., Hanes, J., Jurčaga, F., & Minár, M. (2026). Targeting low-grade inflammation in multiple sclerosis through the Wim Hof method or lifestyle intervention: a pilot comparative study. Neurological Sciences, 47(3), 291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-026-08895-8
• Ugrayová, S., Švec, P., Hric, I., Šardzíková, S., Kubáňová, L., Penesová, A., Adamčáková, J., Pačesová, P., Horáková, J., Kolenová, A., Šoltys, K., Kolisek, M., & Bielik, V. (2022). Gut Microbiome Suffers from Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Childhood and Its Characteristics Are Positively Associated with Intra-Hospital Physical Exercise. Biology, 11(5), 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11050785
• Penesová, A., & Nechalová, L. (2025). Špecifiká manažmentu pacientov s extrémnou obezitou. Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied.

Vyštudovala učiteľstvo telesnej výchovy a biológie, následne absolvovala doktorandské štúdium v odbore vedy o športe. V minulosti pracovala ako vedecká pracovníčka v Biomedicínskom centre Slovenskej akadémie vied. V súčasnosti je odbornou garantkou národného projektu Pohybom k pohode s konceptom Aktívna škola a projektovou manažérkou švajčiarsko-slovenského projektu Kampus zdravia.