How Physical Behavior Affects Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes. Dr Annemarie Koster (Pt1)

Annemarie Koster is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Medicine at Maastricht University. After receiving her PhD degree in 2005, she obtained an American fellowship at National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Bethesda, MD, USA. Within the Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry with Dr. Tamara B. Harris, she continued her research in the field of aging. From 2006 until 2011, Dr. Koster worked at NIA and her research focused on causes and consequences of obesity, changes in body composition, and physical (in)activity in old age. In 2011, she returned to Maastricht University and where she is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Medicine. Additionally, she is a member of the Management Team of The Maastricht Study (http://www.demaastrichtstudie.nl/), the largest observational study worldwide on type 2 diabetes. Her current research focuses on objectively measured physical activity and is aimed at understanding the health consequences of physical inactivity and obesity. Moreover, Dr Koster and her group are particularly interested in the health effects of sedentary behaviour. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily and remotely - Discover new Fibion SENS Motion: https://sens.fibion.com/ ---