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The molecules that move us : evaluating potential genetic and molecular determinants of physical activity motivation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
activity, speaks to the notion that we were not designed to be sedentary. That said, physical inactivity remains a major contributor to at least 40 non-communicable diseases, of which heart disease, type-2 diabetes, depression, anxiety, and dementia remain...
The effects of physical activity on adipose tissue metabolism and DNA methylation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The increased prevalence of obesity and diabetes threatens both the real and economic health of Western counties. There were two major goals of this dissertation, 1) to determine if in response to inactivity and hyperphagia ...