The Claim
Moderate aerobic exercise sustained for 12 months reduces intrahepatic triglyceride content by approximately 3.5% and improves waist circumference and blood pressure in adults with central obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, even without significant additional weight loss after 6 months.
What the research says
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In adults with central obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 12 months of moderate aerobic exercise reduces liver fat by about 3.5%, decreases waist size, and lowers blood pressure, regardless of whether significant weight loss occurs after 6 months.
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Moderate aerobic exercise sustained for 12 months reduces intrahepatic triglyceride content by approximately 3.5% and improves waist circumference and blood pressure in adults with central obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, even without significant additional weight loss after 6 months.
When a person does regular moderate exercise, their body burns more energy, which reduces fat stored around the organs. This causes less fat to be released into the blood and delivered to the liver. The liver then breaks down more of the fat it already has and makes less new fat, leading to less fat building up inside the liver. This also helps shrink the waist and lower blood pressure.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with fatty liver who walked briskly for 30 minutes a day, five days a week for a year, saw less fat in their liver, smaller waistlines, and lower blood pressure — even if they stopped losing weight after six months.
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