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Hormones, Metabolism and the Benefits of Exercise

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  • © 2017

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Overview

  • Assists readers to understand how and why exercise provides metabolic benefits in human health
  • Casts new light on the effect of exercise on the function of liver, muscles and brain
  • Focuses on the cellular and molecular pathways that link exercise, muscle biology, hormones and metabolism

Part of the book series: Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions (RPEI)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

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About this book

The world is faced with an epidemic of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. This is due to changes in dietary habits and the decrease in physical activity. Exercise is usually part of the prescription, the first line of defense, to prevent or treat metabolic disorders. However, we are still learning how and why exercise provides metabolic benefits in human health. This open access volume focuses on the cellular and molecular pathways that link exercise, muscle biology, hormones and metabolism. This will include novel “myokines” that might act as new therapeutic agents in the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Bruce Spiegelman

About the editor

Bruce Spiegelman is a Professor of Cancer Biology at Harvard Medical School and a Stanley J. Korsmeyer Professor of Cell Biology and Medicine

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