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Metabolic adaptation
Regular physical activity induces multiple adaptations within skeletal muscle and other organs that have positive outcomes for the prevention and treatment of many metabolic disorders.
Encouraging regular physical activity can help prevent and treat metabolic disorders.
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it has long been known that regular physical activity induces multiple adaptations within skeletal muscle and other organs and these adaptations have positive outcomes for the prevention and treatment of many metabolic disorders.
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Exercise: it's the real thing!
John A. Hawley et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00185.x
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