Can physical activity prevent NCDs?
Diabetes Mellitus: Exercise is important in the prevention and control of diabetes. Exercise helps in losing weight, which in turn improves glucose tolerance. Exercise can lower blood sugar and improve the body’s ability to use glucose. With regular exercise, the amount of insulin needed decreases. Exercise can also help reverse the resistance to insulin that occurs as a result of being overweight. When combined with a meal plan, physical activity has the ability to control Type two diabetes often without the need for other medications. Exercising muscles consume sugar, which is drawn out of the blood, even with very little insulin present. Cardiovascular diseases: Regular physical activity decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in general and coronary heart disease mortality in particular. It also prevents or delays the development of high blood pressure. Exercise reduces blood pressure in people with hypertension by increasing the elasticity of blood vessels. Asthma:
