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Effects of Standing after a Meal on Glucose Metabolism and Energy Expenditure

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  • Hiroya Kono

    (Graduate School of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan)

  • Kento Furuta

    (Graduate School of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan)

  • Takumi Sakamoto

    (Graduate School of Health Science, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka 559-8611, Japan)

  • Shin-ya Ueda

    (Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan)

Abstract

In the past decade, university students have become more sedentary. A sedentary lifestyle is associated with an increased risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease. Methods that decrease sedentary lifestyles, such as the use of standing desks to increase physical activity, have been extensively examined. However, the effects of postprandial standing and sitting on energy metabolism have not yet been compared. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of standing after a meal on energy expenditure and glucose metabolism. Ten males participated in the present study. The experiment was initiated with 300 g of rice ingested as a carbohydrate load. The subjects maintained a standing or sitting position for 120 min after the meal. Energy expenditure was calculated from VO 2 and VCO 2 using the indirect calorimetry method. Glucose metabolism was assessed by measuring blood glucose levels and the exogenous glucose metabolic rate. Energy expenditure through standing after eating was approximately 0.16 ± 0.08 kcal/min higher than that through sitting. Blood glucose dynamics did not significantly differ between the standing and sitting positions. Furthermore, no significant differences were observed in the dynamics of the exogenous glucose metabolic rate between the standing and sitting positions. Standing for 2 h after a meal increased energy expenditure by 10.7 ± 4.6% without affecting glucose metabolism.

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  • Hiroya Kono & Kento Furuta & Takumi Sakamoto & Shin-ya Ueda, 2023. "Effects of Standing after a Meal on Glucose Metabolism and Energy Expenditure," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(20), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:20:p:6934-:d:1261689
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