The Claim
In adults with overweight or obesity, 1 year of supervised aerobic exercise performed three times per week significantly improves a composite cardiovascular risk profile, primarily driven by reductions in body fat percentage, compared to no exercise, with a mean improvement of −0.16 standard deviations in a composite Z-score of systolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, fasting glucose, and body fat.
What the research says
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Adults with overweight or obesity who engage in supervised aerobic exercise three times a week for one year show a measurable improvement in a combined measure of cardiovascular risk factors, including lower body fat, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, and fasting glucose, compared to those who do not exercise.
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In adults with overweight or obesity, 1 year of supervised aerobic exercise three times per week significantly improves a composite cardiovascular risk profile, primarily driven by reductions in body fat percentage, compared to no exercise, with a mean improvement of −0.16 standard deviations in a composite Z-score of systolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, fasting glucose, and body fat.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that adults who did supervised aerobic exercise three times a week for a year had better overall heart health scores, mainly because they lost body fat. This matches exactly what the claim says.
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