While hiking in either direction helped lower bad cholesterol, the study suggested that “hiking uphill was more effective for lowering levels of fats called triglycerides, [while] hiking downhill was better for reducing blood sugars and improving glucose tolerance, ” says Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter.
Tulemustest ilmnes, et kuigi nii üles - kui allamäge matkamine aitas alandada halba kolesterooli, oli „ülesmäge matkamine tõhusam triglütseriidideks kutsutavate rasvade taseme alandamiseks, allamäge matkamine aga veresuhkrute alandamiseks ja glükoositaluvuse parandamiseks ”, ütleb„ Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter ”.