Effect of Steam Sauna Bath on Fasting Blood Glucose Level in Healthy Adults
@inproceedings{Shiralkar2018EffectOS, title={Effect of Steam Sauna Bath on Fasting Blood Glucose Level in Healthy Adults}, author={Vandana V Shiralkar and P. Jagtap and Gajanan J. Belwalkar and N. Nagane and Sushama P. Dhonde}, year={2018} }
amount of blood glucose rise is one of the risk markers for developing type II diabetes, so keeping it down is important for good health. Steam sauna increases insulin sensitivity. Insulin is an endocrine hormone that primarily regulates glucose homeostasis by promoting the uptake of glucose into muscle and adipose tissue. In humans, there is more evidence indicating that the major anabolic effects of insulin on skeletal muscle are due to its inhibitory action on protein degradation… Expand
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