If obese adults with type 2 diabetes do supervised aerobic exercise like walking or cycling for 12 weeks, they’ll likely lose body fat and gain muscle.

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1602-P: Exercise Training Reverses Skeletal Muscle DRP1 Hyperactivation and Improves Respiratory Capacity in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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This study found that obese adults with type 2 diabetes who did 12 weeks of supervised aerobic exercise lost fat and gained muscle, exactly what the claim says.

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1602-P: Exercise Training Reverses Skeletal Muscle DRP1 Hyperactivation and Improves Respiratory Capacity in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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DOI: 10.2337/db24-1602-p

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