Dr. Chris Damon
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-28-2024 7PM EST
Walking is always a good idea, but when you walk specifically after a meal, it helps jumpstart digestion. As your body breaks down that food, some of it will become glucose, and that sugar will flood into your bloodstream. Gastroenterologist Chris Damon of the University of Washington says a post-meal walk will blunt that spike.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-28-2024 7PM EST
Where it gets used right away to fuel your walk. This helps regulate your blood sugar and lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. You don't have to walk long to reap these benefits. Studies show just two to five minutes will help control blood sugar, though longer is better. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
Up First from NPR
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When we move our muscles, they become sponges for the blood glucose that our gut is absorbing into the bloodstream.
Up First from NPR
Displaced Lebanese Return Home, Thanksgiving Travel, Holiday Health Tips
When we move our muscles, they become sponges for the blood glucose that our gut is absorbing into the bloodstream. And so it basically just pulls all that glucose out of the blood and into the muscles.