Progressive improvement in glucose tolerance following lower-intensity resistance versus moderate-intensity aerobic training in older women.
Dipietro L, Yeckel CW, Dziura J. Progressive improvement in glucose tolerance following lower-intensity resistance versus moderate-intensity aerobic training in older women. Journal Of Physical Activity And Health 2008, 5: 854-69. PMID: 19164820, DOI: 10.1123/jpah.5.6.854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testFree fatty acidsGlucose toleranceOlder womenFFA concentrationsModerate-intensity aerobic trainingBasal FFA concentrationLight resistance trainingModerate-intensity aerobicLast exercise sessionGlucose tolerance testInactive older womenResistance training groupLevels of FFALow-intensity resistanceTolerance testPlasma glucoseAerobic trainingExercise sessionsSerial improvementInsulin actionOlder peopleTraining groupProgressive improvementGlucose concentrationAbdominal Obesity in Older Women: Potential Role for Disrupted Fatty Acid Reesterification in Insulin Resistance
Yeckel CW, Dziura J, DiPietro L. Abdominal Obesity in Older Women: Potential Role for Disrupted Fatty Acid Reesterification in Insulin Resistance. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2008, 93: 1285-1291. PMID: 18198225, PMCID: PMC2291490, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid reesterificationPeripheral insulin resistanceAbdominal obesityInsulin resistanceHepatic glucose productionAbdominal adiposityOlder womenGlucose utilizationGeneral Clinical Research CenterBasal hepatic glucose productionGlucose productionFree fatty acid metabolismExcess abdominal adiposityPerturbed glucose metabolismGlucose-lowering medicationsHormone replacement therapyClinical Research CenterPeripheral glucose utilizationGlycerol appearance rateInactive older womenTotal body fatCross-sectional studyAbdominal circumference valuesInsulin-stimulated suppressionFree fatty acid ratio