Description

Overview:

This presentation focus’ on the health benefits of being physically active and describes how physical training affects energy balance and metabolic health. Furthermore we’ll discuss the potential of physical training in prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes and finally we’ll demonstrate methods that can be used to evaluate physical fitness, body fat distribution and insulin sensitivity.

Course responsible: Associate Professor Signe Sørensen Torekov, MD Nicolai Wewer Albrechtsen & Professor Jens Juul Holst

Subject:

Health, Medicine and Nursing

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division, Graduate / Professional, Career / Technical, Adult Education

Material Type:

Lecture

Author:

Professor Bente Stallknecht

Provider:

University of Copenhagen Department of Biomedical Science

Provider Set:

Diabetes - A Global Challenge

Date Added:

01/07/2014