SynthesisBritish journal of sports medicine2023
Dose-response effects of exercise and caloric restriction on visceral adiposity in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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- Comparative efficacy of exercise modalities added to energy restriction on inflammatory markers in obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Combined exercise training and dietary interventions versus independent effect of exercise on ectopic fat in individuals with overweight and obesity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- A multifaceted lifestyle program for weight loss in overweight adults: evidence from a randomised clinical trial.European journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Once and thrice weekly interval training in adults with central obesity: a randomized controlled trial.Nature communications · 2026Trial
- Exercise-induced Changes in Central Adiposity During an RCT: Effect of Exercise Dose and Associations With Compensation.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Trial
- Clinical value of the new obesity definition for cardiovascular events in a Middle Eastern population: the TLGS.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2026Article
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- Visceral Adiposity and Renal Health: From Pathophysiological Mechanisms to Novel Therapeutic Strategies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Time-efficient exercise strategies to reduce visceral adipose tissue in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: evidence from a pairwise and network meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Review
- Improving Patient Outcomes by Bridging Bariatric and Body Contouring Surgery with Comprehensive Prehabilitation.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Exercise as a Programmable Regulator of Mitophagy Sensitivity in Aging Muscle and Age-Related Disease.IUBMB life · 2026Review
- Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and Body Composition.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Optimal exercise modality and dose for reducing visceral adipose tissue in overweight or obese adults: a network meta-analysis and dose-response study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Synergistic Intervention for Obesity: Integrating Central Appetite Regulation and Peripheral Energy Expenditure.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- An International Physical Exercise Screening Questionnaire (IPESQ).International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Visceral adiposity, metabolic health and aging.Nature aging · 2026Review
- Ep300-mediated acetylation plasticity in the acetyl-CoA metabolic network drives the protective role of intensive lifestyle intervention in visceral white adipose tissue.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine and compare the dose-response effects of exercise and caloric restriction on visceral adipose tissue in overweight and obese adults, while controlling for the weekly energy deficit induced by the interventions.
methodsPubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science were searched for randomised controlled trials comparing exercise or caloric restriction against eucaloric controls in overweight or obese adults. The primary outcome was the change in visceral fat measured by CT or MRI. Meta-analyses and meta-regressions were performed to determine the overall effect size (ES) and the dose-dependent relationship of exercise and caloric restriction on visceral fat. Heterogeneity, risk of bias and the certainty of evidence were also assessed.
resultsForty randomised controlled trials involving 2190 participants were included. Overall, exercise (ES -0.28 (-0.37 to -0.19); p<0.001; I
conclusionsThese findings support the dose-dependent effects of exercise to reduce visceral fat in overweight and obese adults. Caloric restriction did not demonstrate a dose-response relationship, although this may be attributed to the smaller number of studies available for analysis, compared with exercise studies. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020210096.
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