Optimal exercise modality and dose for reducing visceral adipose tissue in overweight or obese adults: a network meta-analysis and dose-response study
Wenjie Xu, Xudong Xie, Huiping Liu · 2026
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Xu and co-authors ranked exercise styles for shrinking visceral fat, the deep belly fat tied to metabolic disease, and modeled how much exercise is enough. Their 2026 network meta-analysis combined 60 randomized trials with 3,308 overweight or obese adults, comparing interval training, aerobic exercise, resistance training, and combined programs, with doses converted to weekly energy units.
All four styles significantly reduced visceral fat, but high-intensity interval training ranked first with a SUCRA score of 72.5%, ahead of combined training at 69.1% and aerobic exercise at 59.0% in the ranking. Resistance training trailed the field. More was not always better: the dose-response curve bent into a U shape, with moderate-to-high weekly doses winning and extreme volumes losing their edge.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wenjie Xu, Xudong Xie, Huiping Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |