Intense, Recent Physical Activity Linked to Healthy Metabolic Profiles in Adolescents (IMAGE)

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Intense, Recent Physical Activity Linked to Healthy Metabolic Profiles in Adolescents

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More time spent intensely active, to a greater extent than less time spent sedentary, correlates with a healthier metabolic profile in adolescence, according to a study published this week in <i>PLOS Medicine</i>.

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Lance Cpl. Casey Jones, U.S. Marine Corps

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