Sitting Less and Moving More: Improved Glycaemic Control for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management.

Paddy C Dempsey, Neville Owen, Thomas E Yates, Bronwyn A Kingwell, David W Dunstan

Journal: Current diabetes reports 2017;16(11):114

PMID: 27699700

Abstract

Epidemiological evidence indicates that excessive time spent in sedentary behaviours (too much sitting) is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Here, we highlight findings of experimental studies corroborating and extending the epidemiological evidence and showing the potential benefits for T2D of reducing and breaking up sitting time across the whole day. We also discuss future research opportunities and consider emerging implications for T2D prevention and management. This new evidence is stimulating an expansion of diabetes-related physical activity guidelines-suggesting that in addition to moderate-vigorous physical activity, reducing and regularly interrupting prolonged sitting time is likely to have important and varied benefits across the spectrum of diabetes risk.

Address: Physical Activity, Behavioural Epidemiology, and Metabolic & Vascular Physiology Laboratories, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Level 4, 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. [email protected].; Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. [email protected].; Physical Activity, Behavioural Epidemiology, and Metabolic & Vascular Physiology Laboratories, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Level 4, 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.; Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.; Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.; Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit, Leicester, UK.; Mary MacKillop Institute of Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.

DOI: 10.1007/s11892-016-0797-4

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MeSH Terms: Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Exercise, Humans, Posture, Sedentary Behavior