Hormones, Metabolism and the Benefits of Exercise
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 defens
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Hormones, Metabolism and the Benefits of Exercise
Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions
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Bruce Spiegelman Editor
Hormones, Metabolism and the Benefits of Exercise
Editor Bruce Spiegelman Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
Fondation IPSEN Boulogne-Billancourt France
USA
Acknowledgement: The editors wish to express their gratitude to Mrs. Mary Lynn Gage for her editorial assistance.
ISSN 1861-2253 ISSN 1863-0685 (electronic) Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions ISBN 978-3-319-72789-9 ISBN 978-3-319-72790-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72790-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934440 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017. This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
We gathered in Paris to present new work on exercise and the molecular understanding of its actions and benefits. Exercise has been understood for centuries to provide benefits to the human body. Diet and exercise have long been prescribed as the first lines of therapy for metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, it is perhaps not fully appreciated that
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