Resistance training reduces risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by 39%

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People who engage in resistance training -- weight lifting -- are 39 percent less likely to get non-alcoholic liver disease than people who do not according to a new study.

Non-alcoholic liver disease is associated with obesity and a fatty diet. Subjects

Subjects: 349 people

The study analyzed data from 349 people, split evenly between men and women, who were part of the Israeli National Health and Nutrition Survey.

REFERENCE

Zelber-Sagi S, Nitzan-Kaluski D, Goldsmith R, Webb M, Zvibel I, Goldiner I, Blendis L, Halpern Z, Oren R. Role of leisure-time physical activity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A population-based study. Hepatology. 2008 Jul 10

AUTHOR’S CORRESPONDENCE

R. Oren
The Liver Unit
Department of Gastroenterology
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
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