The effect of exercise on visceral adipose tissue in overweight adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Excessive visceral adipose tissue appears to trigger a cascade of metabolic disturbances that seem to coexist with ectopic fat storage in muscle, liver, heart and the ß-cell. Therefore, the reduction of visceral adipose tissue potentially plays a pivotal role in the treatment of the metabolic syndro...

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Published in:PloS one 2013-02, Vol.8 (2), p.e56415-e56415
Main Authors: Vissers, Dirk, Hens, Wendy, Taeymans, Jan, Baeyens, Jean-Pierre, Poortmans, Jacques, Van Gaal, Luc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adipose tissue
Adult
Adults
Blood pressure
Body composition
Body fat
Body weight
Care and treatment
Confidence intervals
Diabetes
Diet
Dietary restrictions
Energy
Exercise
Female
Females
Gender differences
Health sciences
Homeostasis
Humans
Hypocaloric diet
Insulin resistance
Intra-Abdominal Fat - pathology
Literature reviews
Liver
Male
Males
Mediation
Medicine
Mens health
Meta-analysis
Metabolic disorders
Metabolic syndrome
Middle Aged
Muscles
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Nutrition research
Obesity
Overweight
Overweight - pathology
Overweight - physiopathology
Physical education
Physical fitness
Quantitative research
Reproduction (copying)
Reviews
Risk factors
Sex Factors
Studies
Systematic review
Training
Type 2 diabetes
Weight control
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Summary:Excessive visceral adipose tissue appears to trigger a cascade of metabolic disturbances that seem to coexist with ectopic fat storage in muscle, liver, heart and the ß-cell. Therefore, the reduction of visceral adipose tissue potentially plays a pivotal role in the treatment of the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to describe the overall effect of exercise on visceral adipose tissue and to provide an overview of the effect of different exercise regimes, without caloric restriction, on visceral adipose tissue in obese persons. A systematic literature search was performed according to the PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The initial search resulted in 87 articles after removing duplicates. After screening on title, abstract and full-text 15 articles (totalling 852 subjects) fulfilled the a priori inclusion criteria. The quality of each eligible study was assessed in duplicate with "The Critical Review Form for Quantitative Studies". Using random-effects weights, the standardized mean difference (Hedge's g) of the change in visceral adipose tissue was -0.497 with a 95% confidence interval of -0.655 to -0.340. The Z-value was -6.183 and the p-value (two tailed) was
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0056415