The Claim
In healthy young men, higher hepatic insulin resistance and greater android fat mass are associated with greater reductions in adipose tissue interstitial glucose during interrupted sitting.
What the research says
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In healthy young men, those with higher liver insulin resistance and more abdominal fat experience larger decreases in glucose levels in fat tissue when they break up long periods of sitting.
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In healthy young men, higher hepatic insulin resistance and greater android fat mass are associated with greater reductions in adipose tissue interstitial glucose during interrupted sitting, suggesting that individuals with metabolic vulnerability may derive enhanced glycemic benefit from breaking up prolonged sitting.
When a person breaks up long periods of sitting with short walks, their muscles take up more glucose from the blood without needing insulin. This lowers the overall glucose in the bloodstream, which causes fat tissue to pull in less glucose. In people with more belly fat or liver insulin resistance, their fat cells are already primed to absorb glucose using a special transporter called GLUT1 and turn it into fat, so they clear even more glucose from their fat tissue when blood sugar drops.
What the research says
1 studyMen with more belly fat or liver insulin resistance had a bigger drop in sugar levels in their fat tissue when they took short walking breaks after eating — meaning they benefited more from moving around than others.
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