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  • Beneficial physiological effects of physical activity in old age
    Starc, Vito
    Recent evidences suggest that increased physical activity may retard aging. For this purpose we analyzed phenomena that are currently taught to cause aging and identified the corresponding ... physiological variables. Then we reviewed the literature to find whether increased physical activity influence those variables to change in the same sense as to oppose aging. In addition, we checked the same variables for changes after caloric restriction, which is known to increase the life span in many species. We found that glucose and lipid metabolism were improved in both caloric restriction and increased physical activity, as manifested by lower resting blood glucose and cholesterol levels. Besides, evidences were found on increased secretion of growth factors and on the enhanced immune response. Finally, studies on increased physical activity show beneficial influence on health by reducing risk for coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke and late diabetes, and by attenuating decline in oxygen transport function, neuromuscular function and osteoporosis.
    Vir: Zbornik = Proceedings (Str. 60-66)
    Vrsta gradiva - prispevek na konferenci
    Leto - 1998
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 10032857

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