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Standing more may benefit sedentary adults at-risk of developing diabetes

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eMediNexus    24 September 2021

A study published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport has suggested that standing more might benefit people who are not otherwise physically very active and have a risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Investigators assessed the data from 64 adults enrolled from the community in 2017-2018 aged 40-65 years, who were sedentary, and inactive (< 120 minutes/week of self-reported moderate to vigorous activity), had a body mass index (BMI) of 25-40 kg/m2, and met the criteria for metabolic syndrome, were non-smokers or had a previous cardiac event or diabetes. The researchers evaluated the impact of replacing 1 hour/day of sitting with light activity on insulin sensitivity, body fat percentage, and other measures over a period of 6 months. Every day participants took an average of 5149 steps and 29 breaks from sitting. It was noted that standing more, taking more steps, and having better VO2 max were tied to greater insulin sensitivity. They were also linked to less insulin resistance after adjusting for sex, age, and time spent wearing an accelerometer. More breaks from sitting was also found to be tied to greater insulin sensitivity, but not with less insulin resistance, following similar adjustments… (Medscape)

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