short bursts of intense exercise before meals control blood sugar better than 1 continuous 30 minute session

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/d-sss050614.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 8-May-2014

Contact: Monique Francois
Diabetologia
Study shows short bursts of intense exercise before meals control blood sugar better than 1 continuous 30 minute session

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) indicates that brief bursts of intense exercise before meals (termed exercise 'snacking' by the study authors) helps control blood sugar in people with insulin resistance more effectively than one daily 30-minute session of moderate exercise. The research was conducted by exercise science and medicine researchers, including Monique Francois and Associate Professor James Cotter from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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