Does higher cardiorespiratory fitness reduce fat gain during overfeeding in young lean men?

Cardiorespiratory Fitness & Fat Gain1 min readUpdated June 4, 2026

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We analyzed one assertion on this question and found that in young, lean men, those with higher cardiorespiratory fitness before overeating tended to gain less fat and less total body energy when consuming excess calories over 100 days [1]. This suggests that a person’s fitness level before...

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