Overview
- Assists readers to understand how and why exercise provides metabolic benefits in human health
- Casts new light on the effect of exercise on the function of liver, muscles and brain
- Focuses on the cellular and molecular pathways that link exercise, muscle biology, hormones and metabolism
Part of the book series: Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions (RPEI)
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The world is faced with an epidemic of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. This is due to changes in dietary habits and the decrease in physical activity. Exercise is usually part of the prescription, the first line of defense, to prevent or treat metabolic disorders. However, we are still learning how and why exercise provides metabolic benefits in human health. This open access volume focuses on the cellular and molecular pathways that link exercise, muscle biology, hormones and metabolism. This will include novel “myokines” that might act as new therapeutic agents in the future.
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Book Title: Hormones, Metabolism and the Benefits of Exercise
Editors: Bruce Spiegelman
Series Title: Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72790-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72789-9Published: 16 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10268-5Published: 11 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72790-5Published: 07 March 2018
Series ISSN: 1861-2253
Series E-ISSN: 1863-0685
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 102
Topics: Molecular Medicine, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases