Moderate exercise before conception resulted in lower body weight, increased insulin sensitivity of offspring

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Men who want to have children in the near future should consider hitting the gym.
In a new study led by Kristin Stanford, a physiology and cell biology researcher with The Ohio State University College of Medicine at the Wexner Medical Center, paternal exercise had a significant impact on the metabolic health of offspring well into their adulthood.

Laurie Goodyear of the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School co-led the study, published today in the journal Diabetes.

"This work is an important step in learning about metabolic disease and prevention at the cellular level," said Dr. K. Craig Kent, dean of the Ohio State College of Medicine.

Recent studies have linked development of type 2 diabetes and impaired metabolic health to the parents' poor diet, and there is increasing evidence that fathers play an important role in obesity and metabolic programming of their offspring.

Can exercise stop the recurrence of breast cancer?

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They have already endured so much, having fought breast cancer and won.

But the way breast cancer is treated can lead to a host of other issues, including high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, all of which can further threaten a survivor’s health and perhaps lead to breast cancer recurrence.

What if there was a way to prevent breast cancer recurrence without additional medication or invasive treatments?

That’s what Assistant Professor of Research Christina Dieli-Conwright is investigating with a new exercise study that was recently awarded a $4 million National Institutes of Health grant.

“There is strong epidemiological evidence that supports the benefits exercise has on breast cancer risk and breast cancer recurrence,” said Dieli-Conwright, a faculty member at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. “Not all cancer types have such a strong association.”

Weight loss, exercise improve fertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

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Source: The Endocrine Society | Summary: Weight loss and exercise improve ovulation in women who have polycystic ovary syndrome, a common hormone disorder that often causes infertility, according to a new study.

"Weight loss and exercise improve ovulation in women who have polycystic ovary syndrome, a common hormone disorder that often causes infertility, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of female infertility. 

The condition occurs when a woman's body produces slightly higher than normal amounts of testosterone and other androgens, sex hormones associated with male traits. The resulting hormone imbalance can cause irregular or absent menstrual periods, weight gain, acne, excess hair on the face and body, or thinning hair on the scalp. As many as 5 million women nationwide have PCOS, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Women's Health.

"The findings confirm what we have long suspected -- that exercise and a healthy diet can improve fertility in women who have PCOS," said one of the study's authors, Richard S. Legro, MD, Vice Chair of Research and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine. "Making preconception lifestyle changes is beneficial, either alone or in combination with other pretreatment options..."

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150924142533.htm