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ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2021

Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies.

Alice Bellicha, Marleen A van Baak, Francesca Battista, Kristine Beaulieu, John E Blundell, Luca Busetto, Eliana V Carraça, Dror Dicker, Jorge Encantado, Andrea Ermolao and 4 more

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Review in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 165 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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165citing papers in PubMed, 17 pooled it
26.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

165 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 333 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 9 institutions in 7 countries.

Alice BellichaINSERM, Nutrition and obesities: systemic approaches, NutriOmics, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5572-487X
Marleen A van BaakNUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Francesca BattistaSport and Exercise Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Kristine BeaulieuAppetite Control and Energy Balance Group (ACEB), School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
John E BlundellAppetite Control and Energy Balance Group (ACEB), School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Luca BusettoObesity Management Task Force (OMTF), European Association for the Study of obesity (EASO).
Eliana V CarraçaFaculdade de Educação Física e Desporto, CIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal.
Dror DickerObesity Management Task Force (OMTF), European Association for the Study of obesity (EASO).
Jorge EncantadoAPPsyCI-Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities and Inclusion, ISPA-University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal.
Andrea ErmolaoSport and Exercise Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Nathalie Farpour-LambertObesity Management Task Force (OMTF), European Association for the Study of obesity (EASO).ORCID 0000-0001-6478-7269
Adriyan PramonoNUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Euan WoodwardObesity Management Task Force (OMTF), European Association for the Study of obesity (EASO).
Jean-Michel OppertAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Department of Nutrition, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0324-4820
University of Padua · ITMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLUniversity of Leeds · GBEuropean Association for the Study of Obesity · GBInserm · FRSorbonne Université · FRTel Aviv University · ILUniversidade Lusófona · PTUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This overview of reviews aimed to summarize the effects of exercise training programs on weight loss, changes in body composition, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity. A systematic search of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SR-MAs) published between 2010 and December 2019 was performed. Only SR-MAs of controlled trials were included. The mean difference (MD) or standardized MD (SMD) were extracted from SR-MAs. Twelve SR-MAs (149 studies) were included. Exercise led to a significant weight loss (4 SR-MAs, MDs ranging from -1.5 to -3.5 kg), fat loss (4 SR-MAs, MDs ranging from -1.3 to -2.6 kg) and visceral fat loss (3 SR-MAs, SMDs ranging from -0.33 to -0.56). No difference in weight, fat, and visceral loss was found between aerobic and high-intensity interval training as long as energy expenditure was equal. Resistance training reduced lean mass loss during weight loss (1 SR-MA, MD: 0.8 [95%CI: 0.4-1.3] kg). No significant effect of exercise was found on weight maintenance (1 SR-MA). These findings show favorable effects of exercise training on weight loss and body composition changes in adults with overweight or obesity. Visceral fat loss may lead to benefits for cardiometabolic health. More research is needed to identify training modalities that promote weight maintenance.

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Body Weight MaintenanceWeight LossAdultBody CompositionExerciseHumansObesityOverweightSystematic Reviews as Topicbody compositionexerciseweight lossweight maintenance

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PMID33955140
PMCPMC8365736
OpenAlexW3158949167

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