The Claim
In diabetic obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a supervised 8-week aerobic exercise program (either high-intensity interval or moderate-intensity continuous) causes significant reductions in visceral adipose tissue, independent of changes in body mass index.
What the research says
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In obese individuals with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, an 8-week supervised aerobic exercise program reduces visceral fat without requiring weight loss.
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In diabetic obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a supervised 8-week aerobic exercise program (either high-intensity interval or moderate-intensity continuous) leads to significant reductions in visceral adipose tissue, independent of changes in body mass index.
When a person does aerobic exercise, their muscles burn more fat for energy. This pulls fat out of the bloodstream, so less fat reaches the liver and the area around organs. As a result, the dangerous fat around the organs shrinks, even if the person's overall weight doesn't change.
What the research says
1 studyFor people with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver, doing 8 weeks of aerobic exercise—whether fast and short bursts or steady jogging—reduces dangerous fat around their organs, even if they don’t lose much weight overall. Exercise is targeting the bad fat directly, not just shrinking the whole body.
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