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Acute reduction in daily physical activity (step count) for 2-3 weeks causes significant increases in insulin resistance, intra-abdominal fat, and inflammatory markers in healthy adults, even when dietary intake is maintained.
If you are confined to home, you must actively manage your step count and avoid overeating. Your body loses insulin sensitivity and gains abdominal fat within weeks of inactivity, regardless of whether you change your diet. Keep moving to maintain metabolic health.
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These studies identify as main metabolic consequences increases in insulin resistance, total body fat, abdominal fat and inflammatory cytokines.
Why this rating
Based on multiple controlled human studies cited in the review showing consistent metabolic shifts.
Source
Metabolic Impacts of Confinement during the COVID-19 Pandemic Due to Modified Diet and Physical Activity Habits
María Martínez‐Ferrán et al. · Nutrients · 2020
DOI 10.3390/nu12061549
narrative_reviewCited 378×
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