title: Physical activity in prevention and management of obesity and type-2 diabetes.
abstract: Obesity and type-2 diabetes can be considered diseases of physical inactivity. Physically activity protects against type-2 diabetes through its positive effects on weight management and on the metabolic pathways involved in glycemic control that are not weight-dependent. Increasing physical activity is one of the most effective strategies both for preventing type-2 diabetes and for managing it once it is present. However, we still face an enormous challenge in getting people to achieve sustainable increases in physical activity. A promising strategy is to get people walking more, starting small and increasing gradually over time.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stuht
authors.forename: Holly R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: Judith G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Regensteiner
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome