Key result
Weight loss via diet and bariatric surgery reduces epicardial fat by ~1.1 standardized units.
Why the study?
Do weight loss strategies (diet, exercise, or bariatric surgery) reduce epicardial fat in humans?
Population
Humans from 11 articles with 12 intervention approaches
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports diet or bariatric surgery to reduce epicardial fat in obese patients; confirms efficacy across aggregated trials.
Meta-Analysis
Do weight loss strategies (diet, exercise, or bariatric surgery) reduce epicardial fat in humans?
Effect estimate: Reduction of 1.12 standardized units (95% CI -1.71, -0.54)
p-value: p=< 0.01
Epicardial fat can be significantly reduced through diet and bariatric surgery, with the amount of reduction predicted by the intervention type and degree of weight loss.
Rabkin et al. (2015) reported a meta-analysis. Weight loss strategies (diet, exercise, bariatric surgery) was evaluated on Reduction in epicardial fat (EAT) (Reduction of 1.12 standardized units, 95% CI -1.71, -0.54, p=< 0.01). Weight loss strategies, specifically diet and bariatric surgery, significantly reduced epicardial fat by an overall 1.12 standardized units (95% CI -1.71 to -0.54; P<0.01).
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