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Athletes and nonathletes with similar body fat have same lipidemic profiles
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 6th, 2005
According to recent research from Greece, "Although chronic exercise is generally believed to improve the lipidemic profile, it is not clear whether this is due to exercise training or to other determinants such as the usually low body fat of athletes."
"The aim of the present study was to compare the Epidemic profile of young lean athletes and nonathletes matched for percentage body fat. Fourteen endurance athletes and fourteen sedentary men participated in the study.
"Participants provided two blood samples at the beginning and end of a 7-day...
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