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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.
John A. Hawley et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2009

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Exercise: it's the real thing!

John A. Hawley et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2009

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