Maternal Exercise Improves Glucose Tolerance in Female Offspring

In conclusion, maternal exercise negates the detrimental effects of a maternal high-fat diet on glucose tolerance and hepatocyte glucose metabolism in female offspring. The ability of maternal exercise to improve the metabolic health of female offspring is important, as this intervention could combat the transmission of obesity and diabetes to subsequent generations.

Source: Diabetes - July 21, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Stanford, K. I.; Takahashi, H.; So, K.; Alves-Wagner, A. B.; Prince, N. B.; Lehnig, A. C.; Getchell, K. M.; Lee, M.-Y.; Hirshman, M. F.; Goodyear, L. J. Tags: Obesity-Animal Metabolism Source Type: research