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Short-term aerobic exercise (as little as 4 days) significantly improves postprandial lipid profiles, reducing non-fasting triglycerides and LDL remnants.
You don't need to wait months to see benefits. Just 4 days of moderate exercise can help your body clear fats from your blood after meals, reducing heart disease risk. You can do this in one session or spread out over the day.
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only 4 days of physical exercise can lead to significant positive changes in postprandial lipid profile, suggesting that short-term aerobic exercise can improve postprandial lipid distribution.
Why this rating
Supported by specific studies (Sabaka et al.) cited in the review.
Source
Effects of aerobic exercise on lipids and lipoproteins
Yating Wang et al. · Lipids in Health and Disease · 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12944-017-0515-5
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