ArticleJournal of nutrition and metabolism2012
Physical activity targeted at maximal lipid oxidation: a meta-analysis.
Article in Journal of nutrition and metabolism, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors Determining the Agreement between Aerobic Threshold and Point of Maximal Fat Oxidation: Follow-Up on a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Association.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Chronic Effect of Fatmax Training on Body Weight, Fat Mass, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Obese Subjects: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Increasing daily step counts improves physical fitness, and reduces pain and arterial stiffness in sickle cell patients.Haematologica · 2026Trial
- Impact of a Mobile Telerehabilitation Solution on Metabolic Health Outcomes and Rehabilitation Adherence in Patients With Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- The effects of Montmorency tart cherry juice supplementation and FATMAX exercise on fat oxidation rates and cardio-metabolic markers in healthy humans.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Trial
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- Effects of Maximal Fat Oxidation Exercise Training for Body Composition and Cardiovascular Risk Factors on College Students With Obesity.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Carbohydrate and Fat Oxidation in Muscle Assessed with Exercise Calorimetry in 6465 Subjects.Metabolites · 2026Article
- The impact of maximal fat oxidation intensity exercise on glucose and lipid metabolism in individuals with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Biology of sport · 2026Review
- Association between physical activity propensity and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in type 1 diabetes: evidence from a single-centre study.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular, Hemodynamic, and Anthropometric Adaptations Induced by Walking Training at FATmax in Obese Males and Females over 45 Years Old.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Chronic high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training are both effective in increasing maximum fat oxidation during exercise in overweight and obese adults: A meta-analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Review
- Beyond the Calorie Paradigm: Taking into Account in Practice the Balance of Fat and Carbohydrate Oxidation during Exercise?Nutrients · 2022Review
- Effect of Resistance Exercise on the Lipolysis Pathway in Obese Pre- and Postmenopausal Women.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Maximum Aerobic Function: Clinical Relevance, Physiological Underpinnings, and Practical Application.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Relationship between individual ventilatory threshold and maximal fat oxidation (MFO) over different obesity classes in women.PloS one · 2019Article
- Myokine/Adipokine Response to "Aerobic" Exercise: Is It Just a Matter of Exercise Load?Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Effect of Exercise on Fatty Acid Metabolism and Adipokine Secretion in Adipose Tissue.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Review
- Exercise as 'precision medicine' for insulin resistance and its progression to type 2 diabetes: a research review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2018Review
- Reliability and day-to-day variability of peak fat oxidation during treadmill ergometry.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2016Article
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Abstract
Exercise is recognized as a part of the management of obesity and diabetes. Various protocols of exercise are proposed for the management of obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic diseases. One of the strategies proposed by several authors is low intensity endurance training targeted at the level of maximal oxidation. Large series using this technique are lacking. Addressing this issue, we performed a meta-analysis of the studies on anthropometric measurements. From a database of 433 articles, 15 were selected, including 279 subjects with 6 different populations. Studies duration ranged from 2 months to 12 months. Concerning weight loss, in the intervention versus control analysis, five studies with 185 participants were included with a significant effect size favors exercise (P = 0.02) without significant heterogeneity (I(2) = 0.0%, P = 0.83). Further randomized controlled trials for comparing it with other exercise protocols and defining its dose effectiveness on large samples are needed.
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