In the authors' words
“Habitual walking was also inversely associated with fasting insulin.”
What was measured
- Blood sugar and insulin Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Cross-sectional study
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 3,500
- Exercise
- General physical activity, Walking
- Cited
- 5 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 16409570
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Similar studies
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- A review of 28 randomised trials in postmenopausal women aged 50 to 65 found walking combined with resistance training could preserve weight and bone density and increase muscle strength.
- Postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes following a 6-month Mediterranean lifestyle program combining diet, exercise and stress management reported improved blood sugar control, BMI and quality of life versus usual care.
- Overweight postmenopausal women at high diabetes risk broke up prolonged sitting with brief standing or walking, which reduced after-meal blood glucose and insulin responses compared with uninterrupted sitting.