This study is looking at how your body changes when you lose weight, specifically comparing weight loss with exercise to weight loss without exercise. Researchers want to understand how adding exercise to a weight loss program affects your metabolic health (how your body uses energy) and fat tissue. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 40 years old, have a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 30 and 40 kg/m2 (which indicates obesity), and don't regularly exercise. The study will measure things like insulin sensitivity (how well your body uses insulin to control blood sugar) and fatty acid turnover (how your body processes fats) to see how these different approaches to weight loss impact your body. The study is currently recruiting 68 participants.

Study design

This is an interventional study that will enroll 68 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a moderate intensity continuous exercise group or a group that remains sedentary.

What's involved

Participants in the exercise group will complete moderate intensity continuous exercise 4 days per week. The study will measure insulin sensitivity and fatty acid turnover at 2 hours, and adipose tissue capillarization (blood vessel formation in fat tissue) at 30 minutes.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Participants will be followed for measurements taken at 30 minutes and 2 hours after certain procedures.

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