Gudiksen (above, right) collects data for his study on the impact of age and exercise on keeping fat tissue (adipose cells, pic below) functional.
FAT tissue plays an important role in human health. However, our fat tissue loses function as we age, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong exercise seem to counteract this deterioration. This, according to research at the University of Copenhagen, where biologists studied the link between aging, exercise and fat tissue function in Danish men.