HIIT promotes liver health

A new study led by Western Sydney University shows that aerobic exercise intervention combined with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or medium-intensity continuous training (MICT) is effective in improving non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most prevalent liver diseases in the world, affecting approximately 20-30% of the population, and is characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the liver of people who do not drink excessively

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For this review, researchers from Western Sydney University, the University of Sydney and the University of Queensland screened more than 28,000 studies.

"The Effect of High-intensity Interval Training vs Moderate-intensity Continuous Training on Liver Fat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" published in the "Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism" is the first to compare HIIT and MICT to determine A review of the effects of aerobic exercise on liver fat

This review is also the first time that studies have separately included the use of gold standard non-invasive measurement techniques such as proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-MRS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess liver fat

The pooled analysis showed that compared with the control group, both HIIT and MICT led to clinically significant liver fat reduction (HIIT group -2.

In addition, HIIT training (characterized by alternating high-intensity aerobic exercise and rest) is equally effective in reducing liver fat compared to MICT training (traditional aerobic exercise training), although it requires less time and energy

The author said that the study has practical recommendations and implications for clinical practice and may help reduce NAFLD

The lead author of the study, Dr.

"Non-alcoholic fatty liver is a predictor of metabolic disorders and is closely related to the development and severity of various diseases such as type 2 diabetes

"Our review shows that regular aerobic exercise is an effective treatment for those at risk.

"This is very useful information.

Dr.

This review builds on previous studies that show that HIIT and MICT are comparable in improving cardiometabolic health, including cardiorespiratory health and blood pressure

Further research is recommended to determine the importance of exercise prescription variables to liver fat, such as exercise intensity