Changes in the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Are Associated with Improvements in Diabetes Risk Factors after Exercise Training in Adolescents with Obesity: The HEARTY Randomized Controlled Trial

Obesity in youth increases the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and both are risk factors for neurocognitive deficits. Exercise attenuates the risk of obesity and T2D while improving cognitive function. In adults, these benefits are associated with the actions of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor...

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Main Authors: Jeremy J. Walsh, Amedeo D’Angiulli, Jameason D. Cameron, Ronald J. Sigal, Glen P. Kenny, Martin Holcik, Steve Doucette, Angela S. Alberga, Denis Prud’homme, Stasia Hadjiyannakis, Katie Gunnell, Gary S. Goldfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7169583
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