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A single exercise session expending 1,300 kcal or more significantly decreases LDL-C concentrations immediately and 24 hours post-exercise in trained men.
To see a reduction in LDL cholesterol, you likely need to burn 1,300 calories or more in a single session. This reduction is immediate and may persist for 24 hours if the expenditure is 1,500 kcal.
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Immediately after the 1,300-kcal-exercise session... LDL-C concentration... were decreased (P < 0.05)... At 24 h after the 1,500-kcal-session... LDL-C concentrations decreased (P < 0.05).
Why this rating
Same study design.
Source
Effects of four different single exercise sessions on lipids, lipoproteins, and lipoprotein lipase
Michael A. Ferguson et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1998
DOI 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.3.1169
crossover · n=11Cited 246×
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