Exercise In A Pill

Australian researchers argued that while a healthy lifestyle should be a primary goal, some subpopulations would benefit from drugs that target specific aspects of the exercise response. Researchers such as Frank Booth from the University of Missouri argued that exercise affects a wide variety of genes, and targeting specific physiological effects will never replace natural exercise. The health benefits of exercise are too complex to be replaced by a single pill. (Journal of Physiology, in press; published online September 22, 2009; Diabetologia, 52:2015-26, 2009)