Effects of long-term, moderate exercise on body composition and serum lipid profile: a controlled study in middle-aged Swiss men and women
Suter, E.; Marti, B.; Wanner, H.U.; Tschopp, A.; Wenk, C.
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal International de Vitaminologie et de Nutrition 59(4): 423
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9831 PMID: 2699322 Document Number: 332770
Of 61 sedentary Swiss men 38 +or- 9 years old and 33 women 40 +or- 9 years old, 39 and 17, respectively, jogged for 2 h a week for 4 months. After 4 months, in men high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in serum had increased by 0.12 mmol/litre and very-low-density cholesterol had decreased by 0.26 mmol/litre. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total triglycerides did not change significantly. Much of the effect of jogging on HDL cholesterol was apparently mediated through a decrease in body fat. Changes in women were similar but less pronounced.