Effects of interrupting daily sedentary behavior on children's glucose metabolism: A 6-day randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolic disease risk in youth is influenced by sedentary behaviors. Acute in-lab studies show that, during a single day, interrupting a sedentary period with short bouts of physical activity improves glucometabolic outcomes.

Objective

To determine if acutely improved glucose metabolism persists after multi-day interruptions of sitting with walking brief bouts. We hypothesized that children who underwent interrupting sitting on multiple days would demonstrate lower insulin area under the curve during an oral glucose tolerance test compared to uninterrupted sitting.

Methods

Healthy, normoglycemic children (N = 109) ages 7-11 years were randomized to one of two conditions: Control (3 h of daily Uninterrupted Sitting) or Interrupted Sitting (3-min of moderate

SUBMITTER: Broadney MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature