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The Effects of Inactivity on Insulin Sensitivity
After the one-hour run, which is done in the evening, we give them a standardized meal that has about 200 grams of carbohydrate. So, I expect that that'll be not a huge amount, but enough to re-synthesize some glycogen. Absolutely. One thing we haven't seen is an effect on the plasma glucose responses. When you eat ice cream, it has, of course, the fat, and the sugar, the glucose. And so, glucose levels go up during that six-hour period, and insulin levels go up also. But we haven't see much effect of the inactivity on the glucose tolerance or insulin sensitivity. Just a standard glucose tolerance test