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A previously sedentary individual can reasonably expect a modest, yet clinically meaningful, 5% rise in HDL cholesterol by adopting an aerobic exercise training program, according to a new metaanalysis.
Exercise training also appears to blunt the unwelcome reduction in HDL that often accompanies adoption of a low-fat diet, Dr. Arthur S. Leon said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Leon of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, performed a metaanalysis of 51 studies of supervised exercise training programs lasting more than 12 weeks. The studies collectively involved roughly 4,700 participants.
There was considerable inconsistency ...