Study in Nature Metabolism says that even in an obese or a overweight person, endurance training can remodel belly fat
Exercising for years yet struggling to lose weight? Take heart. New study shows that even in overweight or obese people, endurance training can remodel belly fat and it is healthier than that of a sedentary person. The composition of abdominal fat (subcutaneous adipose tissue or SAT) is associated with many obesity related health complications.
Regular exercise may play a role in remodelling aSAT structure in ways that may contribute to preserved cardiometabolic health, researchers from University of Michigan reported in the journal Nature Metabolism. Exercises such as jogging or biking at least four times a week can have this effect.
“ in summary, our findings indicate that adults with overweight or obesity who exercise regularly for at least a few years. Exhibit structural and protonic remodelling in a set as evidence by higher capitalisation, altered extracellular matrix content, fewer ATM (adipose tissue macrophages) are regulated, proteins and phosphate proteins involved in metabolism, protein translation, and post transcriptional modification. Moreover, our ex-vivo experiment suggests an has capacity for angiogenesis and lipid storage and exercisers,” the researchers from the university’s School of Kinesiology, wrote. Angiogenesis is the process of generation of new blood vessels. Blood supply is a measure of health.
Abdominal obesity is associated with a range of metabolic diseases and this association has been well established for a few decades now. “Waist circumference (WC) is directly related to all-cause mortality when adjusted for body mass index (BMI), highlighting the importance of visceral over subcutaneous fat deposits and the incorporation of WC measurement in the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome,” researchers wrote in a 2007 article in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases.
