The Effects of Resistance Training on Body and Liver Fat Stores and Insulin Resistance in Peoples with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Although the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has not been well recog-nized yet, obesity, particularly central obesity and physical inactivity are major independent risk fac-tors for the development NAFLD . NAFLD is a condition associated with or without inflamma-tion and is the liver’s manifestation of insulin re-sistance. Visceral fat and liver fat are associated with NAFLD and metabolic abnormalities . Physical activities and exercise training are cur-rently the main recommendation and major components of treatment for NAFLD, so that several studies have shown beneficial effects of aerobic exercise regimes upon liver function . However, efficacy of resistance training (RT) in the management of NAFLD has not been thoroughly defined and few limited studies have investigated the implication of RT on NAFLD .