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In male subjects under sedentary conditions, 24-h fat oxidation is positively related to body fat mass and negatively related to VO2max.

For practitioners, this suggests that improving aerobic fitness may help reduce body fat in males.

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The results show that in male subjects under sedentary conditions, 24-h fat oxidation is positively related to body fat mass and negatively related to VO2max.
Adamandia D. Kriketos et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2000

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Effects of aerobic fitness on fat oxidation and body fatness

Adamandia D. Kriketos et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2000

DOI 10.1097/00005768-200004000-00013

cross-sectional · n=109Cited 37×
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