SynthesisZeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie2022
Efficacy of aerobic and resistance exercises in improving visceral adipose in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Evidence summary of lifestyle interventions in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Insights into Metabolically Healthy Obesity-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Exercise as a Molecular Therapeutic Tool in MASLD: From Signaling Pathways to Clinical Translation-A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Triglyceride-glucose-waist circumference index: A powerful tool for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.World journal of hepatology · 2025Review
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A story of muscle and mass.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Exercise in the Management of Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) in Adults: A Position Statement from Exercise and Sport Science Australia.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic disease that can cause liver deterioration if insufficiently diagnosed and untreated. The verification of whether exercise interventions improve liver enzymes and lipid and glucose parameters is scant.
aimWe conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of aerobic and resistance exercise interventions in patients with NAFLD.
methodsWe searched the related studies in the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases. We screened 1129 articles published before September 1, 2021, based on the inclusion and exclusion standards, after which 17 articles with a total of 1168 participants were finally included. The indices of liver enzymes and lipid and glucose metabolism were gathered and examined by Stata SE.
resultsThe outcomes suggested that aerobic and resistance exercise can markedly improve the parameters of liver enzymes, blood lipids, and glucose, and especially visceral adipose tissue (weighted mean different [WMD] = -8.3 at 95% CI [-11.59 to -5.00], p < 0.0001), in patients with NAFLD.
conclusionThis study demonstrated that aerobic and resistance exercises positively affect NAFLD treatment. To further quantify the effects on patients with NAFLD, a more specific and uniform exercise program should be proposed.
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