Obesity is associated with many adverse health effects, such as an increased
cardiometabolic risk. Despite higher adiposity for a given BMI, premenopausal women are at …

In recent years, there has been a significant expansion in female participation in endurance
(road and trail) running. The often reported sex differences in maximal oxygen uptake (V …

Research should equitably reflect responses in men and women. Including women in
research, however, necessitates an understanding of the ovarian hormones and menstrual …

The female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, fluctuate predictably across the
menstrual cycle in naturally cycling eumenorrhoeic women. Other than reproductive …

It has become increasingly apparent that substrate metabolism is subject to gender-specific
regulation, and the aim of this review is to outline the available evidence of molecular …

This review summarizes how fatty acid (FA) oxidation is regulated in skeletal muscle during
exercise. From the available evidence it seems that acetyl-CoA availability in the …

Type 2 diabetes continues to negatively impact the health of millions. The inability to
respond to insulin to clear blood glucose (insulin resistance) is a key pathogenic driver of …

Hormonal changes around ovulation divide the menstrual cycle (MC) into the follicular and
luteal phases. In addition, oral contraceptives (OCs) have active (higher hormone) and …

AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) is a phylogenetically conserved fuel-sensing enzyme
that is present in all mammalian cells. During exercise, it is activated in skeletal muscle in …

The aim of the present study was to establish fat oxidation rates over a range of exercise
intensities in a large group of healthy men and women. It was hypothesised that exercise …