August 27, 2018.
According to a study published in the journal Nature, there is a link between the muscles of the triceps and the absence of diabetes. We tell you everything.
The benefits of bodybuilding sessions
It cannot be overstated how important regular physical activity is for your health. We are now learning that even weight training can be good for your health. In any case, this is what researchers from the European Center for the Study of Diabetes in Strasbourg, who have worked in collaboration with the Center of Inflammation and Metabolism in Denmark and the University Medical Center in Geneva, are saying.
According to their work, the muscles of the back of the arm, that is to say the triceps, may have a protective effect on the cells of the pancreas. This effect would thus have a positive impact for patients with type 2 diabetes. All muscles, and not just those of the forearm, secrete proteins when they are called upon. The triceps secrete specific proteins, myokines, which have a positive effect on the pancreas.
Focus on resistance sports
However, we know that people with diabetes have a defective pancreas. The authors of this work therefore recommend to getting regular physical activity to prevent diabetes. And not just any activity. Resistance sports (intense, short-duration sports) that require the triceps should be favored, rather than endurance sports such as running or swimming.
So don’t hesitate to do push-ups or buy yourself some dumbbells., it will protect you from diabetes and, not uninteresting, will sculpt your body. According to the authors of this work, this discovery offers ” real prospects for creating treatments for all people at risk of diabetes or already ill, and for whom there is no treatment to cure the disease “, They explained to the microphone of France 3 Grand Est.
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