Hormones, Metabolism and the Benefits of Exercise

The world is faced with an epidemic of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2diabetes. This is due to changes in dietary habits and the decrease in physical activity.Exercise is usually part of the prescription, the first line of defense, to prevent or treatmetabolic disorders. However, we are still learning how and why exercise providesmetabolic benefits in human health. This open access volume focuses on the cellularand molecular pathways that link exercise, muscle biology, hormones and metabolism.This will include novel "myokines" that might act as new therapeutic agents in thefuture.