Effect of Exercise on Total and Intra-abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women
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- 15 January 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 289 (3) , 323-330
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.3.323
Abstract
More than half of the US adult population is overweight or obese,1 and the prevalence is particularly high among women. Obesity increases the risk of several chronic diseases, including coronary heart disease,2 type 2 diabetes,3 hypertension,4 stroke,5 and some cancers, particularly colon cancer6 and postmenopausal breast cancer.7 Intervention strategies to combat this epidemic are needed. Physical activity may provide a low-risk method of preventing weight gain and promoting maintenance of weight loss in overweight and obese women.8 Unlike diet-induced weight loss, exercise-induced weight loss increases cardiorespiratory fitness levels.9Keywords
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