Both the consumption of a diet rich in fatty acids and exercise training result in similar
adaptations in several skeletal muscle proteins. These adaptations are involved in fatty acid …

Skeletal muscle plays an important role in regulating whole-body energy expenditure given
it is a major site for glucose and lipid oxidation. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are causally …

Fructose-containing added sugars, such as sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup, have
been experimentally, epidemiologically, and clinically shown to be involved in the current …

For many years adipose tissue was viewed as the site where excess energy was stored, in
the form of triglycerides (TGs), and where that energy, when needed elsewhere in the body …

An epidemic surge in the incidence of obesity has occurred worldwide over the past two
decades. This alarming trend has been triggered by lifestyle habits that encourage …

The prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly worldwide and the importance of
considering the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of obesity is widely …

Increased accumulation of fatty acids and their derivatives can impair insulin-stimulated
glucose disposal by skeletal muscle. To characterize the nature of the defects in lipid …

In obesity and type 2 diabetes, efficient skeletal muscle repair following injury may be
required, not only for restoring muscle structure and function, but also for maintaining …

The term lipotoxicity elicits visions of steatotic liver, fat laden skeletal muscles and engorged
lipid droplets that spawn a number of potentially harmful intermediates that can wreak havoc …

Alterations in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), heart rate (HR), and fat oxidation occur in
response to chronic endurance training. However, many studies report frequent incidence of …