The Claim
Moderate and vigorous aerobic exercise, performed at 150 minutes per week for 12 months, reduces intrahepatic triglyceride content by approximately 3.5% to 5.0% in adults with central obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, with no statistically significant difference between intensities.
What the research says
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Adults with central obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who perform 150 minutes per week of moderate or vigorous aerobic exercise for 12 months experience a reduction in liver fat by 3.5% to 5.0%, and the amount of reduction is the same regardless of exercise intensity.
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Moderate and vigorous aerobic exercise, performed at 150 minutes per week for 12 months, reduce intrahepatic triglyceride content by approximately 3.5% to 5.0% in adults with central obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, with no statistically significant difference between intensities, indicating that both are equally effective for reducing liver fat.
When a person exercises regularly, the body burns more energy, which causes fat stores to shrink. This reduces the amount of fat that flows into the liver. At the same time, the liver starts breaking down more of its own stored fat for energy. Together, these changes lower the amount of fat trapped in the liver.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that people with fatty liver and extra belly fat who walked briskly or jogged for 150 minutes a week for a year both saw about the same small drop in liver fat—so neither exercise style was clearly better than the other.
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