The Claim
Twenty-four weeks of combined aerobic and resistance training, performed at least twice weekly, reduces circulating levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, leptin, and resistin in healthy young men.
What the research says
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In healthy young men, doing combined aerobic and resistance exercise at least twice a week for 24 weeks lowers blood levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, leptin, and resistin.
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Twenty-four weeks of combined aerobic and resistance training, performed at least twice weekly, reduces circulating levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, leptin, and resistin in healthy young men, suggesting a systemic anti-inflammatory effect likely mediated by reductions in abdominal fat mass.
When a person does regular aerobic and strength training, their body burns fat around the belly. As this fat shrinks, it stops releasing as many inflammatory signals and fat-related hormones. With fewer of these signals in the blood, the liver makes less of a general inflammation marker, and the immune system becomes less active overall.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Combined aerobic and resistance training decreases inflammation markers in healthy men
This study found that healthy young men who did a mix of cardio and weightlifting for six months lowered their body fat around the belly and also saw a drop in blood markers linked to inflammation and fat hormones — exactly what the claim says.
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