Test results of the USA research team, Pennsylvania State University
A study found that doing moderate aerobic exercise for more than 150 minutes a week can reduce the risk of developing fatty liver by up to 39%.
A Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center research team conducted an experiment with 551 NAFLD patients to reveal a significant relationship between exercise and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
The average age of the subjects was 53 years, and the body mass index (BMI) was 31.3. A randomized control analysis was performed by classifying exercise frequency and intensity into 14 categories. The amount of liver fat was measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and symptoms were considered to improve when liver fat decreased by more than 30%.
The research team clinically analyzed data from a person who did ‘150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise per week’ and data from a person who did not, which is the weekly amount of exercise recommended by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the European Association for Research on the Liver (EASL).
As a result, those who exercised had a 39% lower risk of developing NAFLD compared to those who did not. 26% of those who showed less exercise.
The research team said, “This is because exercise burns fat, reduces blood fat content, and increases muscle mass to help insulin action.” Non-alcoholic fatty liver can be cured.”
Jonathan G. Stein, a liver specialist at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, first author of the thesis, said, “We recommend brisk walking or light cycling for at least 30 minutes five times a week.” “More controlled randomized clinical trials are needed for comparison.”
The study was recently published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, a journal of the American Gastroenterology Association.
Lee Ye-ji, Donga.com reporter leeyj@donga.com
