Bruce Spiegelman Editor

2017

We gathered in Paris to present new work on exercise and the molecular understanding of its actions and benefits. Exercise has been understood for centuries to provide benefits to the human body. Diet and exercise have long been prescribed as the first lines of therapy for metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, it is perhaps not fully appreciated that exercise is also effective at improving the function of the liver, muscles themselves, and (importantly) the brain.