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ArticleThe American journal of clinical nutrition2026

Muscle movement and metabolism: exercise and skeletal muscle as mediators of health-a report from the 26th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium, 2025.

Lauren Carollo, Elizabeth A Lawson, Takara L Stanley, Jingyu Wang, Romit Bhattacharya, David J Bishop, Owen Carmichael, Karyn A Esser, Mark A Febbraio, Roger A Fielding and 12 more

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Lauren CarolloDepartment of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States.
Elizabeth A LawsonNeuroendocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Takara L StanleyMetabolism Unit, Endocrinology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Jingyu WangMetabolism Unit, Endocrinology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Romit BhattacharyaCardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
David J BishopExercise Prescription Lab, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Owen CarmichaelPennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.
Karyn A EsserDepartment of Physiology and Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Mark A FebbraioDrug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Roger A FieldingMetabolism and Basic Biology of Aging Directive, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research, Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, United States.
Lindsay T FourmanMetabolism Unit, Endocrinology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Bret H GoodpasterTranslational Research Institute, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, United States.
Laurie J GoodyearSection on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
J Sawalla GusehCardiovascular Performance Program, Cardiovascular Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Melanie S HainesNeuroendocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
John A HawleyCenter for Human Metabolism & Performance, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Steven B HeymsfieldPennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.
Malene E LindholmDepartment of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.
Jonathan Z LongDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.
Michael P SnyderDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.
Martin WhithamSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom.
Steven K GrinspoonMetabolism Unit, Endocrinology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: sgrinspoon@partners.org.

Funding

PILOT STUDY--SECRETORY TARGETING IN PANCREATIC B CELLSP30DK036836 · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · 1986 to 2025
$12.1M
ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 1994 to 2025
$6.0M
Exercise Regulation of Glucose HomeostasisR01DK101043 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
Novel Mechanisms of Exercise Training Effects on Glucose HomeostasisR01DK099511 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · 2022 to 2025
$2.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099511NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101043
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Abstract

Skeletal muscle is a crucial facilitator of many of the effects of exercise on metabolic health. Intrinsic myocellular mechanisms, exercise-induced myokine secretion, and crosstalk between multiple organ systems contribute to the maintenance of energy homeostasis, cardiovascular health, strength, cognition, and quality of life. Investigating the molecular underpinnings of the skeletal muscle response to exercise from multiple perspectives, including the genetic, physiological, and environmental factors leading to metabolic dysfunction, has advanced our understanding of disease risk and helped identify avenues for the prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders and chronic diseases. The National Institutes of Health-funded Boston Area Nutrition Obesity Research Center, in partnership with the Harvard Medical School Division of Nutrition, hosted its 26th Annual Symposium, "Muscle Movement and Metabolism: Exercise and Skeletal Muscle as Mediators of Health," in June of 2025. Speakers presented novel research and unique perspectives on exercise and skeletal muscle as key determinants of health. This manuscript synthesizes the symposium's major themes: 1) physiological and molecular mechanisms of exercise, 2) clinical implications of physical inactivity and reduced muscle function, and 3) individual variability and personalized medicine. By bridging mechanistic and clinical insights with principles of personalized medicine, the symposium provided key insights into the current landscape of treatments for metabolic diseases and evidence-based strategies for disease prevention.

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ExerciseMuscle, SkeletalObesityAnimalsEnergy MetabolismHumansMyokinesMyokinesdiabetesexercisemetabolismobesitysarcopeniaskeletal muscle

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PMCPMC13197931

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