Combined aerobic and resistance exercise improves glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a meta-analysis
Zhihao Qi, Xianyang Xin, Qinzheng Liu, Xiangyun Xu, Yongqing Guo · 2026
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Zhihao Qi and four colleagues pool trial evidence on whether mixing aerobic and resistance exercise improves blood sugar control in young people with excess weight. Children and teenagers with obesity often show early insulin resistance, a step toward diabetes. Their 2026 review searched four databases to March 2026 and kept eighteen randomised trials with 682 participants aged eighteen or younger. Bias was rated with a standard tool, and evidence strength was graded separately for each outcome.
Against control conditions, the combined training lowered fasting blood sugar and fasting insulin. An index of insulin resistance also fell, though that reading rests on weaker ground. Effects shifted with sex, session length, age, and continent in deeper analyses. Certainty was rated low for the sugar and insulin findings and very low for the resistance index. The authors back combined exercise as a drug-free aid while warning that the pooled numbers deserve cautious reading.
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| CREATOR | Zhihao Qi, Xianyang Xin, Qinzheng Liu, Xiangyun Xu, Yongqing Guo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39348 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |