Key result
Moderate aerobic exercise over 6 months significantly reduced visceral fat (1.68 vs. 1.26 liters, P<0.01) and total fat in nonobese healthy women, despite no significant change in body weight.
Why the study?
Does regular moderate aerobic exercise reduce visceral fat in nonobese healthy women?
Observational
Does regular moderate aerobic exercise reduce visceral fat in nonobese healthy women?
p-value: p=<0.01
Moderate aerobic exercise over 6 months preferentially reduces visceral fat and increases HDL cholesterol in nonobese healthy women, even without weight loss.
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Moderate aerobic exercise may reduce visceral fat without weight loss in nonobese women; leaves open causality and outcomes pending RCTs.
Thomas et al. (2000) conducted an observational in Healthy. Moderate aerobic exercise vs. Baseline (pre-exercise) was evaluated on Adipose tissue distribution (visceral and total fat) measured by whole-body MRI (p=<0.01). Moderate aerobic exercise over 6 months significantly reduced visceral fat (1.68 vs. 1.26 liters, P<0.01) and total fat in nonobese healthy women, despite no significant change in body weight.
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