10-minute post-meal walk

Overview

A short walk after meals to blunt sugar swings.

Mechanisms it may act on

• Blood-sugar swings Strong

Where the estimate comes from

• From studies (prior): 2.0
• From Reddit reports: 0.0
• From investigators here: 0.0
• From tests: 0.0

Studies

• Effect of a late afternoon/early evening bout of aerobic exercise on postprandial lipid and lipoprotein particle responses to a high-sugar meal breakfast the following day in postmenopausal women: a randomized cross-over study.
  2022 · Journal of sports sciences · n=22 · Positive · PubMed 34565292
• A Low-Calorie Diet with or without Exercise Reduces Postprandial Aortic Waveform in Females with Obesity.
  2021 · Medicine and science in sports and exercise · n=12 · Positive · PubMed 32925495
• Effect of acute exercise on postprandial endothelial function in postmenopausal women: a randomized cross-over study.
  2019 · Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · n=22 · Null · PubMed 30842213
• Nutrient Intake Prior to Exercise Is Necessary for Increased Osteogenic Marker Response in Diabetic Postmenopausal Women.
  2019 · Nutrients · n=15 · Positive · PubMed 31261978
• Green tea extract and catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype modify the post-prandial serum insulin response in a randomised trial of overweight and obese post-menopausal women.
  2017 · Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · n=60 · · PubMed 27600055
• Acute glucoregulatory and vascular outcomes of three strategies for interrupting prolonged sitting time in postmenopausal women: A pilot, laboratory-based, randomized, controlled, 4-condition, 4-period crossover trial.
  2017 · PloS one · n=10 · Positive · PubMed 29190761
• Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting With Standing or Walking Attenuates the Postprandial Metabolic Response in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Acute Study.
  2016 · Diabetes care · n=22 · Positive · PubMed 26628415
• A randomized, controlled, crossover trial to assess the acute appetitive and metabolic effects of sausage and egg-based convenience breakfast meals in overweight premenopausal women.
  2015 · Nutrition journal · n=35 · Positive · PubMed 25889354
• Acute ingestion of catechin-rich green tea improves postprandial glucose status and increases serum thioredoxin concentrations in postmenopausal women.
  2014 · The British journal of nutrition · n=22 · Positive · PubMed 25230741

How people usually try it

Walk gently for 10 minutes after your largest meal of the day.

Typical dose: 10 minutes after one main meal