Fig. 1
From: Insight into physical activity in combating the infantile metabolic syndrome
Simplified diagram of the action of physical activity on insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. Evidenced direct and indirect effects of physical activity on insulin resistance and on the different components of the metabolic syndrome are indicated by solid lines. Effects of physical activity through the joint improvement of physical fitness and body composition are indicated by dashed lines. CRF Cardiorespiratory fitness, WC waist circumference, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, GLYC high fasting blood glucose, HYPTEN hypertension, HYPTRG hypertriglyceridemia