2010
Adiposity changes after a 1-year aerobic exercise intervention among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial
Friedenreich C, Woolcott C, McTiernan A, Terry T, Brant R, Ballard-Barbash R, Irwin M, Jones C, Boyd N, Yaffe M, Campbell K, McNeely M, Karvinen K, Courneya K. Adiposity changes after a 1-year aerobic exercise intervention among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Obesity 2010, 35: 427-435. PMID: 20820172, PMCID: PMC3061001, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAerobic exercise interventionTotal body fatExercise interventionPostmenopausal womenFat areaBody fatGreater body fat lossSubcutaneous abdominal fat areaCurrent public health guidelinesIntra-abdominal fat areaSedentary postmenopausal womenAbdominal fat areaAerobic exercise programExercise five timesBody fat lossDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurementsBreast cancer riskVolume of exerciseMeasures of adiposityPublic health guidelinesComputerized tomography measurementsExercise groupObese womenAbdominal adiposityExercise program
2003
Effect of Exercise on Total and Intra-abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Irwin ML, Yasui Y, Ulrich CM, Bowen D, Rudolph RE, Schwartz RS, Yukawa M, Aiello E, Potter JD, McTiernan A. Effect of Exercise on Total and Intra-abdominal Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2003, 289: 323-330. PMID: 12525233, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.3.323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcutaneous abdominal fatBody fat lossEffects of exercisePostmenopausal womenBody fatBody weightHome-based moderate-intensity exerciseAbdominal fatFat lossGreater body fat lossMajor public health concernSports/recreational activitiesObese postmenopausal womenIntra-abdominal fatPrevalence of obesityReduced body weightDuration of exerciseMin/wkModerate-intensity exerciseSignificant dose responseTotal body fatLevel of exerciseTwelve-month dataPublic health concernExercise group