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Mouse fat cells reportedly changed before weight fell after a week of training

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A report describes an experiment in obese mice in which a week of strength-training-like stair climbing was associated with less visceral fat and smaller fat cells, despite no reported weight loss. The trained mice completed seven sessions climbing a staircase with weights attached to their tails, and their fat tissue was compared with that of sedentary obese mice.

Mouse fat cells reportedly changed before weight fell after a week of training

Fat-tissue markers changed before the scale

What makes the result unusual is the timing: the report says changes in fat tissue and signals linked to fat storage and breakdown appeared before the scale changed. The findings were published in Life Sciences, but the report also says they still need replication in human trials.

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