Lifting weights can help your body handle sugar better, making your blood sugar levels more stable after meals.

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Resistance training, skeletal muscle hypertrophy, and glucose homeostasis: how related are they? A Systematic review and Meta-analysis.

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

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2024 Dec 1

The study looked at resistance training and found that people who did it had better blood sugar control, just like the claim says.

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Resistance training, skeletal muscle hypertrophy, and glucose homeostasis: how related are they? A Systematic review and Meta-analysis.

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DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2024-0128

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