The Claim

Functional magnetic stimulation applied to the abdomen over 10 sessions within three weeks is not associated with significant changes in body weight in healthy adults, suggesting that reductions in waist circumference and abdominal fat thickness observed during this intervention are not due to overall weight loss.

Source: The Effects of Functional Magnetic Stimulation on Rectus Abdominis Muscle Size and Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Thickness

What the research says

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Supports
38score
Challenges
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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

A non-invasive abdominal stimulation technique used over three weeks did not cause people to lose weight, meaning any reduction in waist size or fat thickness was not caused by losing overall body weight.

See the scientific wording

Functional magnetic stimulation applied to the abdomen for 10 sessions over three weeks was not associated with significant changes in body weight in healthy adults, indicating that observed reductions in waist circumference and abdominal fat thickness are not attributable to overall weight loss.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: The Effects of Functional Magnetic Stimulation on Rectus Abdominis Muscle Size and Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Thickness

    The study found that using a special magnetic device on the belly made waistlines smaller and fat thinner, but people didn’t lose weight overall — so the changes weren’t because they lost weight, just because their belly got firmer and leaner.

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