Individuals with type 2 diabetes should exercise after dinner

[Northerner]

Individuals with Type 2 diabetes have heightened amounts of sugars and fats in their blood, which increases their risks for cardiovascular diseases such as strokes and heart attacks. Exercise is a popular prescription for individuals suffering from the symptoms of Type 2 diabetes, but little research has explored whether these individuals receive more benefits from working out before or after dinner. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that individuals with Type 2 diabetes can lower their risks of cardiovascular diseases more effectively by exercising after a meal.

"This study shows that it is not just the intensity or duration of exercising that is important but also the timing of when it occurs," said Jill Kanaley, professor in the MU Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. "Results from this study show that resistance exercise has its most powerful effect on reducing glucose and fat levels in one's blood when performed after dinner."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-individuals-diabetes-dinner.html

 

[trophywench]

Mmmm, presumably that works when you've eaten a carb-free meal too, does it? LOL

 

[Copepod]

Is that dinner = biggest meal of day, dinner = midday meal or dinner = evening meal?!? Haven't read article yet, so it might have been covered. I'm not familiar with meal names in Missouri.