Strength Training Reduces Fat Accumulation and Improves Blood Lipid Profile Even in the Absence of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Condition

Table 1

Nutritional profile during the 16-week experimental protocol prior to strength training.

	Group
	C	Ob
Food consumption (g/day)	22.08 ± 1.8	21.74 ± 6.1
Caloric intake (kcal/day)	64.47 ± 5.3	79.35 ± 6.1
Food efficiency (%)	4.54 ± 0.3	4.80 ± 0.4
Body weight gain (g)	331.65 ± 37.4	425.83 ± 35.1

Data expressed as mean ± SD. C = control (n = 20) and Ob = obese (n = 16). vs. C.