Research
Metabolic adaptation
The combination of aerobic exercise and diet improves total cholesterol (TC) by -16.6 mg/dl in overweight and obese adults.
Incorporating aerobic exercise and dietary changes can significantly lower total cholesterol levels in overweight and obese individuals.
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Statistically significant, intervention minus control reductions were found for TC (-16.6 mg/dl, 95% CI, -25.2 to -8.0).
Why this rating
Based on a meta-analysis of multiple studies.
Source
Aerobic Exercise And Diet Improve Selected Lipids And Lipoproteins In Overweight/obese Adults: A Meta-analysis
George A. Kelley et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2011
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