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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Little is known of how reduced exercise affects metabolism. In a study on healthy young volunteers, cutting down the daily number of steps taken had a surprisingly rapid impact on insulin sensitivity and deposition of abdominal fat, suggesting it is vital to keep up a regular routine.
The benefits of regular daily exercise on physical and mental health are well known. Rather less is understood on how metabolic measures, like blood glucose levels or lipid profile, change with increases or decreases in physical activity. These changes can often signal the start of disease like diabetes or heart problems long before any symptoms. Insulin resistance, in particular, can be an early sign of diabetes.
http://www.newsfix.ca/2013/05/02/reducing-daily-exercise-soon-takes-its-toll/
The benefits of regular daily exercise on physical and mental health are well known. Rather less is understood on how metabolic measures, like blood glucose levels or lipid profile, change with increases or decreases in physical activity. These changes can often signal the start of disease like diabetes or heart problems long before any symptoms. Insulin resistance, in particular, can be an early sign of diabetes.
http://www.newsfix.ca/2013/05/02/reducing-daily-exercise-soon-takes-its-toll/