In the authors' words
“The addition of exercise to the die led to an adaptive increase in muscle fiber areas and in the oxidative capacity of the muscles.”
What was measured
- Muscle mass Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 69
- How long
- 12 weeks
- Exercise
- Exercise with diet, Aerobic plus resistance
- Cited
- 9 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 8926268
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