Heat Therapy Can Improve Hepatic Mitochondrial Function and Glucose Control

This review proposes the novel hypothesis that heat can be used as an alternative therapy to exercise to improve hepatic mitochondrial function and glucose regulation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Although exercise has proven benefits in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease...

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Published inExercise and sport sciences reviews Vol. 50; no. 3; p. 162
Main Authors Johnson, Chelsea N, Jensen, Reilly S, Von Schulze, Alex T, Geiger, Paige C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2022
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Summary:This review proposes the novel hypothesis that heat can be used as an alternative therapy to exercise to improve hepatic mitochondrial function and glucose regulation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Although exercise has proven benefits in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, barriers to exercise in the majority of patients necessitate an alternative method of treatment.
ISSN:1538-3008
DOI:10.1249/JES.0000000000000296