The Concept of CMR
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Managing Cardiometabolic Risk in Abdominally Obese Patients
Physical Activity and Exercise
- 1Key Points (1 page)
- 2Exercise and Cardiometabolic Risk (2 pages)
- 3Exercise and Abdominal Obesity (3 pages)
- 4Exercise and Insulin Resistance (5 pages)
- 5Exercise and Atherogenic Dyslipidemia (4 pages)
- 6Exercise and Elevated Blood Pressure (3 pages)
- 7Exercise and Thrombosis (3 pages)
- 8Exercise and Systemic Inflammation (3 pages)
- 9References (1 page)
Exercise and Atherogenic Dyslipidemia
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While post-exercise improvements in HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels are reported fairly consistently (as reviewed above), there is scant evidence to suggest that exercise significantly reduces LDL cholesterol levels (65-67) ](70, 71). However, while many authors have concluded that exercise rarely has any effect on LDL cholesterol levels (66, 71), some have noted a modest (3%) reduction in response to increased physical activity (67). High numbers of small, dense LDL particles have been shown to predict incidence of CVD independent of total LDL cholesterol levels (73). Importantly, exercise has been shown to reduce the concentration of small, dense LDL particles and increase mean LDL particle size without altering total LDL cholesterol levels (72). Exercise may therefore improve morbidity risk without altering LDL cholesterol levels.
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