A University of Michigan study found that exercise can have an interesting long-term benefit for people with obesity: It can make belly fat “healthier.” “Exercising regularly for several months to years seems to modify your fat tissue in ways that allows you to store your body fat more healthfully if or when you do experience some weight gain––as nearly everyone does as we get older,” Professor Jeffrey Horowitz said. The study compared two groups of adults with obesity, one group that exercised regularly, and another that did not. The fat samples from those who exercised more contained fewer inflammatory cells and more beneficial proteins. (Study Finds)
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