More Exercise=More Fat Loss for Postmenopausal Women

Seems obvious doesn’t it?  But now its been confirmed by a group of Canadian researchers. An article published online July 16, 2015, JAMA Oncology, that postmenopausal women who participated in more than double the recommended minutes of aerobic exercise during the week will lose more body fat. The article was published by Christine Friedenreich, Ph.D., scientific leader, department of cancer epidemiology and prevention research, Alberta Health Services-CancerControl, Alberta, Calgary, Canada; Alpa Patel, Ph.D., epidemiologist, American Cancer Society; Kerri Winters-Stone, Ph.D., research professor, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Portland; July 16, 2015, JAMA Oncology, The Canadian researchers discovered that postmenopausal women who participated in five hours of moderate-to-vigorous heart pumping exercise every week (twice the usually recommended amount) lost significantly more body fat in a year than those who exercised less. The study included 384 women whose body mass index (BMI) ranged from 22