Researchers assessed 138 untrained healthy individuals before marathon training and two weeks after the marathon for central (aortic) blood pressure and aortic stiffness using cardiovascular magnetic resonance distensibility.
Habitual physical activity, such as walking or gardening, may decrease fasting GLP-1 concentrations and increase glucose-stimulated GLP-1 responses independent of insulin sensitivity.
Timing of exercise and the consumption of mixed-macronutrient breakfast or carbohydrates may have acute and chronic effects on metabolic processes for men who are overweight or obese.
The majority of adolescents worldwide do not meet current physical activity guidelines.
Running for physical fitness or recreation is associated with a 27% decrease in the risk for all-cause mortality, a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests.
Carbohydrate quality in diet may play a potential role in improvement of hepatic fat mass and ALT level in NAFLD.
Researchers assessed the benefits of aerobic treadmill-based physical fitness training compared with relaxation as a control intervention.
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a lower risk for lung cancer incidence in former smokers and a reduced risk for cancer mortality in current smokers diagnosed with lung cancer.
Long-term use of calcium supplements is not associated with increased risk for development or progression of abdominal aortic calcification in older women.
Authors say more should be done to support weight loss early in diabetes trajectory.
