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August 5, 2025BMC Sports Science Medicine and RehabilitationOpen Access

Impact of exercise on cardiovascular disease risk in overweight or obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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JMJie MenGZGuoyu ZhuYLYishan Li

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Overview

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals exercise significantly reduces CVD risk factors in obese children, suggesting effective intervention strategies.

Key Points

  • Exercise significantly reduces key cardiovascular disease risk factors such as cholesterol and glucose levels in overweight or obese youth.
  • Involving 5,172 participants across 83 randomised controlled trials, the research confirms the effectiveness of exercise interventions.
  • Endurance training sessions of 50 minutes or more, 3 times a week, for at least 12 weeks showed the greatest improvements in health outcomes.
  • The study underscores the importance of targeted exercise interventions due to varying effectiveness based on sex and geographical factors.

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Men et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0f93e6551bb0af8d12c5https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-025-01228-w
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