| Exercise and fat accumulation in the human liver. | |
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PMID: 21206340 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Fat accumulation in the liver is strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction. Regular exercise improves many cardiometabolic risks factors; however, its effect on intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content remains elusive. This article summarizes available data regarding the effects of exercise on IHTG. RECENT FINDINGS: Several but not all observational studies report negative associations of habitual physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with IHTG and the prevalence of fatty liver. Aerobic exercise training in combination with hypocaloric diet reduces IHTG by a considerable amount (20-60%), even when weight loss is mild (<5%); hence weight loss per se may not be a critical factor. Longitudinal studies involving exercise training without dietary restriction and no weight loss demonstrate that increased cardiorespiratory fitness and reduced intra-abdominal adiposity are not invariably associated with liver fat depletion, whereas relatively large exercise-induced reductions in IHTG content (20-40%) can occur even in the absence of changes in body weight, body composition, or visceral adipose tissue. Although the majority of studies have examined aerobic training, resistance exercise has also been shown to be inversely associated with the prevalence of fatty liver in humans and effectively reduces IHTG content in animals. SUMMARY: Exercise does hold promise as an effective treatment for hepatic steatosis; this field of research is still in its infancy, and there is much more to be learned. |
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Faidon Magkos |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Current opinion in lipidology Volume: 21 ISSN: 1473-6535 ISO Abbreviation: Curr. Opin. Lipidol. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-01-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9010000 Medline TA: Curr Opin Lipidol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 507-17 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. fmagkos@bidmc.harvard.edu |
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