Physical Activity Recommendations, Exercise Intensity, and Histological Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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Authors

Kristin D. Kistler · San Diego State University

Elizabeth M. Brunt · Washington University in St. Louis

Jeanne M. Clark · Johns Hopkins University

Anna Mae Diehl · Duke University

James F. Sallis · San Diego State University

Jeffrey B. Schwimmer · University of California, San Diego

Abstract

These data support an association of vigorous but not moderate or total exercise with the severity of NAFLD. Optimal doses of exercise by duration and intensity for the prevention or treatment of NASH have not been established; however, intensity may be more important than duration or total volume.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 106, Issue 3, pp. 460-468

DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.488

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