The Claim
During exercise under heat stress, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue lipolysis, as measured by interstitial glycerol concentration, shows no difference between males and females, even though males exhibit higher rates of systemic fat oxidation, suggesting that the observed sex difference in systemic fat oxidation is not driven by lipolysis in this specific adipose depot.
What the research says
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When exercising in hot conditions, men and women release fat from the abdominal fat layer at similar rates, as measured by glycerol levels in the tissue, even though men burn more fat overall during exercise. This suggests that the difference in overall fat burning between sexes comes from other sources, not this particular fat depot.
See the scientific wording
During exercise in heat stress, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue lipolysis, as measured by interstitial glycerol concentration, does not differ between males and females, despite higher fat oxidation in males, indicating that systemic fat oxidation differences are not driven by this specific adipose depot.
What the research says
1 studyWhen men and women exercise in hot conditions, their bodies burn fat differently—but not because their belly fat breaks down at different rates. The study found belly fat releases fat at similar rates in both sexes, even though men burn more fat overall, meaning something else must be causing the difference.
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