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Med's Clare Kelly says walking helps manage blood sugar

MEDIA | May 7, 2025
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF

How much do you need to walk to offset the harmful effects of sitting?
AOLClare Kelly, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, explained how walking helps manage blood sugar through multiple mechanisms that largely center around the activation of skeletal muscle. “As our muscles are working to expand, contract, and strengthen, they take in glucose from our bloodstream as energy,” said Kelly.

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