Just 7 days of strength training started shrinking fat cells in mice
ScienceDaily reports a study in male obese mice from the State University of Campinas, published in Life Sciences. After seven strength-training sessions, with no change in body weight, trained mice had less fat around the intestines, smaller fat cells and partly reactivated fat-breakdown proteins, including ABHD5 and ATGL, versus sedentary obese mice. Researchers say results are experimental and unconfirmed in humans.
Why it matters: Relevant to readers considering medical weight loss or rehabilitation, and to referring clinicians following early animal research on resistance training and visceral fat.
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