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Effets benefiques de l'activite physique sur les facteurs de risque cardio-vasculaire.
Scheen, André; Paquot, Nicolas
2001In Revue Médicale de Liège, 56 (4), p. 239-43
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Keywords :
Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology/prevention & control; Diabetes Complications; Exercise; Family Practice; Health Promotion; Humans; Hyperlipidemias/complications/prevention & control; Insulin Resistance; Obesity/complications; Physical Fitness; Risk Factors
Abstract :
[en] Numerous observational (epidemiological surveys) or interventional (controlled trials) studies demonstrated that regular physical activity increases insulin sensitivity in normal subjects and decreases insulin resistance in patients with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes. These favourable effects are at least partially linked to a reduction in abdominal fat mass. This results in a significant improvement of lipid profile, with a decrease in the concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, associated with an increase of HDL cholesterol level. Such favourable metabolic effects related to regular physical activity probably explain the better cardiovascular prognosis observed in regularly exercising subjects as compared to sedentary individuals. These observations should motivate any practitioner to promote endurance physical exercise in every subject, especially in individuals at high cardiovascular risk.
Disciplines :
Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition
Author, co-author :
Scheen, André  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Diabétologie, nutrition et maladie métaboliques - Médecine interne générale
Paquot, Nicolas ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Diabétologie,nutrition, maladies métaboliques
Language :
French
Title :
Effets benefiques de l'activite physique sur les facteurs de risque cardio-vasculaire.
Alternative titles :
[fr] Beneficial effects of physical activity on cardiovascular risk factors
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Hopital de Baviere, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
56
Issue :
4
Pages :
239-43
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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