Skeletal muscle fat infiltration

Biomarker1 paper1 finding

Humans1

Associations

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Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity

downin humans1Low certainty

1 study

Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity is associated with skeletal muscle fat infiltration in humans (-3.6 % [-3.9%, -3.2%]).
Humanssubstituting sedentary time30 minutes
Association of Reallocation of Movement Behaviours with Ectopic Fat Accumulation: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UK Biobank Cohort · Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 7 Sep 2026

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