Adults with overweight or obesity who have been exercising regularly for at least a few years have distinct structural and biological characteristics in their abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue. These changes could underlie improved cardiometabolic health outcomes in this population, when compared with well-matched sedentary adults with overweight or obesity.
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This is a summary of: Ahn, C. et al. Years of endurance exercise training remodel abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in adults with overweight or obesity. Nat. Metab. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-024-01103-x (2024).
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Long-term exercise training has positive effects on adipose tissue in overweight or obesity. Nat Metab 6, 1657–1658 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-024-01102-y
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