Liver Health
12-Week Exercise Programme Improves Patient Outcomes in Liver Disease Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or MASLD is a liver condition. It is linked to health issues like diabetes and obesity . This condition causes much fat to build up in the liver, known as steatosis . Often it does not cause any symptoms. If left untreated MASLD can lead to liver damage or even cancer. By 2040 MASLD is expected to increase by than 55% in adults. So it is an important area of study. Resistance Training Helps with Metabolic Issues Researchers, led by Chen looked at studies to see how exercise, specifically resistance training affects people with MASLD. They found studies in databases that focused on resistance training for MASLD. To evaluate these studies they used a tool to check for bias and software for analysis. Exercise Lowers Liver Damage Markers Eleven studies with 395 participants were analysed. After resistance training the analysis showed that liver damage markers,...