The Claim
In diabetic obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 8 weeks of high-intensity interval aerobic exercise and moderate-intensity continuous aerobic exercise result in similar reductions in intrahepatic triglyceride content and visceral adipose tissue.
What the research says
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In obese adults with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, 8 weeks of high-intensity interval training and moderate continuous aerobic exercise reduce liver fat and abdominal fat by similar amounts.
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In diabetic obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, high-intensity interval aerobic exercise and moderate-intensity continuous aerobic exercise produce similar reductions in intrahepatic triglyceride content and visceral adipose tissue after 8 weeks of training, indicating no clear superiority of one modality over the other.
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 belly. With less fat entering the liver, the liver stores less fat and becomes more sensitive to insulin, which helps lower blood sugar. The same thing happens whether the exercise is done in short bursts or as a steady workout.
What the research says
1 studyIn people with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and fatty liver, both short bursts of intense exercise and longer steady workouts reduced liver and belly fat equally well—neither was better than the other.
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