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Article: Exercise, pregnancy, and insulin sensitivity--what is new?(SYMPOSIUM)
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- Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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Abstract: Pregnancy is characterized by a marked physiological insulin resistance. Overweight and obesity or lack of physical activity can aggravate this reduced insulin sensitivity further. Increased insulin resistance has been associated with serious pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pre-eclampsia. Recent studies clearly indicate that physical activity before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of GDM and pre-eclampsia.
Key words: pregnancy, obesity, exercise, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, insulin sensitivity.
Resume: La grossesse est caracterisee par une insulinoresistance prononcee. Le surpoids, ...