After meals, muscles clear glucose through two pathways: insulin-signaled and contraction-activated. Light movement activates a second pathway, accelerating glucose clearance and reducing blood glucose spikes without requiring calorie expenditure. — Photo by Bioscience Image Library by Fayette Reynolds on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.