Muscle Movement and Metabolism: Exercise and Skeletal Muscle as Mediators of Health. A Report from the 26th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium, 2025 - PubMed
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- Skeletal muscle plays a key role in mediating the health benefits of exercise through intrinsic mechanisms and myokine secretion.
- Exercise impacts metabolic health, cardiovascular function, cognition, and overall quality of life by maintaining energy homeostasis.
- The symposium highlighted molecular, genetic, and environmental factors influencing skeletal muscle response to exercise and metabolic dysfunction.
- Key themes included physiological mechanisms of exercise, clinical effects of inactivity, and personalized medicine approaches.
- Research presented aims to improve prevention and treatment strategies for metabolic disorders like diabetes, obesity, and sarcopenia.