Health Benefits of Exercise May Depend On Cellular Degradation

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The health benefits of exercise on blood sugar metabolism may come from the body's ability to devour itself, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in the journal Nature.

Autophagy is a process by which a cell responds to starvation and other stresses by degrading damaged or unneeded parts of itself to produce energy. It is sometimes called the cell's housekeeping pathway.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120120184528.htm
 
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