Belcher Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

Testing the efficacy of multi-day interruptions in sedentary behaviors on metabolic, cognitive, and affective outcomes in youth at risk for Type 2 diabetes

ABSTRACT Sedentary behavior (SB) contributes to increased risk for obesity and metabolic disease, cognitive deficits, and affect disorders over the lifespan. These are critical outcomes because children with these risk factors are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). SB increases T2DM risk by promoting hyperglycemia and greater postprandial glycemic variability as well as via cognitive detriments and depressive symptoms that lead to poor energy balance behaviors, obesity, and worsening insulin resistance. Physical activity can reduce these risk factors, however less than half of US youth meet guideline recommendations, and physical activity continues to decline throughout…

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