Study: Jogging better for busting belly fat

August 26, 2011

That's the finding of an eight-month study that compared the effectiveness of aerobic exercise and resistance training. It found aerobic exercise burned 67 percent more calories than weight training.

Scientists reporting in the American Journal of Physiology looked at how exercise programs affect the visceral and liver fat in your inner stomach. That's associated with increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and some types of cancer.

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