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Combined Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Diet on Lipids and Lipoproteins in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Meta-Analysis

Year: 2012

Type: review

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: This study used the aggregate data meta-analytic approach to determine the combined effects of aerobic exercise and diet on lipids and lipoproteins in overweight and obese adults. Twelve studies representing 859 men and women (443 intervention, 416 control) were included. Using random-effects models, statistically significant, intervention minus control reductions were found for TC (-12.8 mg/dL, 95% CI, -19.9 to -5.7), TC : HDL-C (-0.5 mg/dL, 95% CI, -0.8 to -0.1), LDL-C (-6.8 mg/dL, 95% CI, -11.8 to -1.8), and TG (-13.1 mg/dL, 95% CI, -21.2 to -5.0) but not HDL-C (-0.4 mg/dL, 95% CI, -2.3 to 1.6). Results remained robust when adjusted for publication bias, deleting each study from the model once, and collapsing results for multiple groups from the same study into one effect size. These findings suggest that concurrent aerobic exercise and diet improve TC, LDL-C, TC : HDL-C, and TG, but not HDL-C, in overweight and obese adults.

Source: Journal of Obesity

DOI: 10.1155/2012/985902

Authors: George A. Kelley, Kristi S. Kelley, Susan Roberts, William Haskell

Institutions: West Virginia University, Tufts University, Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,100