Tissues usually super compensate during the period that follow physical exercise. Although
this is widely accepted for muscle and glycogen, the compensatory effect is not usually …

In obesity, excessive abdominal fat, especially the accumulation of visceral adipose tissue
(VAT), increases the risk of metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) …

Weight regain after weight loss is one of the most significant challenges to successful
obesity treatment. Regular exercise has long been touted as a strategy for weight loss …

Physical activity and exercise are key components of energy expenditure and therefore of
energy balance. Changes in energy balance alter fat mass. It is therefore reasonable to ask …

The amount of weight loss induced by exercise is often disappointing. A diet-induced
negative energy balance triggers compensatory mechanisms, eg, lower metabolic rate and …

Background Obesity is associated with impairments of physical function, cardiovascular
fitness, muscle strength and the capacity to perform activities of daily living. This review …

Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions and is threatening the economic
sustainability of the health care system of many countries worldwide. This is related largely …

Background: Obesity is a dietary fat storage disease. Although exercise prevents weight
gain, effects of chronic training on dietary fat oxidation remains understudied in overweight …

The incidence of obesity is increasing rapidly. Research efforts for effective treatment
strategies still focus on diet and exercise programmes, the individual components of which …

Objective Weight loss with preferential effect on the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) depot
could have important clinical benefits. In this study, we investigated the independent and …