Epicardial adipose volume

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Exercise decreases epicardial adipose volume in humans (-15.15 mL, 95% CI -22.61 to -7.69).
Human trialversus health education controlstructured exerciseepicardial adipose tissueone supervised session plus at least two home-based sessions weekly12 months
Structured exercise reduces heart fat and an inflammatory marker in older adults · Frontiers in public health · 16 Sep 2026

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Structured exercise reduces heart fat and an inflammatory marker in older adults

A 12-month randomized trial showed greater drops in epicardial adipose volume with more weekly sessions alongside lower circulating M-CSF levels.

Frontiers in Public Health · Xue X et al.