Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Mariana Verdelho Machado1,2 1Serviço de Gastrenterologia, Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; 2Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence: Mariana Verdelho MachadoFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moni...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:afa519329cea4625bb81f2f722c0d62b2021-12-02T17:07:18ZAerobic Exercise in the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/afa519329cea4625bb81f2f722c0d62b2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/aerobic-exercise-in-the-management-of-metabolic-dysfunction-associated-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-DMSOhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Mariana Verdelho Machado1,2 1Serviço de Gastrenterologia, Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; 2Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence: Mariana Verdelho MachadoFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, 1649-035, PortugalTel +35 1912620306Email mverdelhomachado@gmail.comAbstract: Sedentarism is the pandemic of modern times. It is associated with several medical conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and also liver disease, particularly metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). In an era when MAFLD is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide, whilst no pharmacological therapy has been approved for it, exercise has proved to be effective in improving liver steatosis. Interestingly, exercise decreases liver fat even in the absence of weight loss. The challenge for the clinician is to motivate the obese patient with MAFLD, and associated co-morbidities, who has crystallized a sedentary behavior, at times when every need is at the distance of a click on the Internet, and the entire world can be visited behind a screen. In this review, the aggregate evidence on the mechanisms and effects of exercise in the management of MAFLD is summarized, with simple recommendations for everyday clinical practice.Keywords: metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, physical activity, aerobic exerciseMachado MVDove Medical Pressarticlemetabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver diseasephysical activityaerobic exercise.Specialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 14, Pp 3627-3645 (2021)
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topic metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease
physical activity
aerobic exercise.
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spellingShingle metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease
physical activity
aerobic exercise.
Specialties of internal medicine
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Machado MV
Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease
description Mariana Verdelho Machado1,2 1Serviço de Gastrenterologia, Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; 2Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence: Mariana Verdelho MachadoFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, 1649-035, PortugalTel +35 1912620306Email mverdelhomachado@gmail.comAbstract: Sedentarism is the pandemic of modern times. It is associated with several medical conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and also liver disease, particularly metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). In an era when MAFLD is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide, whilst no pharmacological therapy has been approved for it, exercise has proved to be effective in improving liver steatosis. Interestingly, exercise decreases liver fat even in the absence of weight loss. The challenge for the clinician is to motivate the obese patient with MAFLD, and associated co-morbidities, who has crystallized a sedentary behavior, at times when every need is at the distance of a click on the Internet, and the entire world can be visited behind a screen. In this review, the aggregate evidence on the mechanisms and effects of exercise in the management of MAFLD is summarized, with simple recommendations for everyday clinical practice.Keywords: metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, physical activity, aerobic exercise
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title Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease
title_short Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease
title_full Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease
title_fullStr Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease
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