Medical Frontiers

How the Muscles Prevent Disease (2023x1)

Air date: Jan 23, 2023

In Japan, researchers have found that inactive, underweight people are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A mouse experiment showed that just one day of no exercise results in a higher blood glucose level. Researchers have also confirmed that after exercise, the muscles release a substance that suppresses colon cancer. We introduce the latest findings on the relationship between the muscles and disease.