title: Effects of strength training on intra-abdominal adipose tissue in obese prepubertal girls.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of strength training on fat distribution and its relationship to glucose tolerance in obese prepubertal girls.
  
  
  METHODS
  A strength training intervention study was designed in which the children exercised three times per week for 5 months. Twelve healthy, obese prepubertal girls (ages 7-10 yr, > 95th percentile weight for height) were enrolled in the study. Body composition was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography, and glucose tolerance was measured by a 3-h oral glucose tolerance test at baseline and after training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant increases in height, weight, fat-free mass, fat mass, and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue occurred after training (P < 0.05), whereas intra-abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT) remained stable (N = 11). Insulin area was highly correlated with IAAT before (r = 0.91) and after (r = 0.90) training (both P < 0.01, N = 9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In growing obese prepubertal girls undergoing a strength training program, IAAT remains unchanged, whereas subcutaneous abdominal fat and total body fat increased; insulin area is related to IAAT in these children.
authors.affiliation: USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mtreuth@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Treuth
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Figueroa-Colon
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Goran
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009765:Obesity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011627:Puberty; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000193:education / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose