The Claim

In spontaneously hypertensive rats, 10 weeks of aerobic exercise was associated with a reduction in epididymal fat weight (p<0.001), despite all rats gaining overall body weight (43%, p=0.004), suggesting a selective effect on visceral fat.

Source: Short-Term Detraining does not Change Insulin Sensitivity and RBP4 in Rodents Previously Submitted to Aerobic Exercise

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Even though all the rats got heavier, those that ran on a wheel lost fat around their insides—suggesting exercise might target belly fat specifically, even when the body gains weight overall.

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In spontaneously hypertensive rats, 10 weeks of aerobic exercise was associated with a reduction in epididymal fat weight (p<0.001), despite all rats gaining overall body weight (43%, p=0.004), suggesting a selective effect on visceral fat.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Short-Term Detraining does not Change Insulin Sensitivity and RBP4 in Rodents Previously Submitted to Aerobic Exercise

    Even though all the rats got heavier, the ones that ran on a treadmill lost fat around their insides — showing exercise can target belly fat even when total weight goes up.

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