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Source: Exercise Etc.
Summary:
Obese women were assigned to reduced calorie diet, diet plus low intensity aerobic exercise, or diet plus high intensity aerobic exercise for 20 weeks in a study published in International J. Obesity
All lost weight and fat, but only exercise groups reduced size of abdominal fat cells
There is a link between abdominal obesity and mortality from heart disease and diabetes
Conclusion: Exercise can reduce size of fat cells and may improve health even if significant weight loss does not occur
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