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Walking breaks beat standing breaks for blood sugar

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Intermittent walking, but not standing, improves postprandial insulin and glucose relative to sustained sitting: A randomised cross-over study in inactive middle-aged men.

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Methodology score · 60/100

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When you sit for hours, your body struggles to handle sugar after eating. Taking short walking breaks helps, but just standing doesn't.

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Authors

Pulsford RM, Blackwell J, Hillsdon M, Kos K