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01-10-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Comment on: “Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Total, Abdominal and Visceral Fat Mass: A Meta-Analysis”

Authors: Leonardo Vidal Andreato, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, João Victor Esteves

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 10/2018

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We would like to congratulate Maillard et al. [1] on their review, Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Total, Abdominal and Visceral Fat Mass: A Meta-Analysis, published recently in Sports Medicine [1]. This is an extremely relevant topic since obesity is a pandemic health problem [2, 3] and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to be an effective training method for the improvement of several physiological parameters [4, 5], including the body composition of overweight/obese individuals [6]. …

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Title: Comment on: “Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Total, Abdominal and Visceral Fat Mass: A Meta-Analysis”
Authors: Leonardo Vidal Andreato
Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco
João Victor Esteves
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0904-6

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