Health Center - Obesity
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Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
Benefits of lifestyle changes go beyond weight loss for diabetes patients, researcher says
THURSDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- For overweight people with diabetes, intensive exercise and dieting not only aids weight loss, it can also help train their fat cells to produce a hormone believed to boost production of "good" cholesterol, according to a new study.
And this so-called "good" cholesterol, or HDL cholesterol, has been linked to positive effects for cardiovascular health.
