1. Participants with normal weight who engaged in a regular weightlifting program had HDL levels that functioned better than overweight participants and nonexercising participants.
2. Participants, independent of their weight, who engaged in a regular weightlifting program had HDL levels that functioned better than nonexercising participants.
The answer is number 2. The critical factor in maintaining functional, healthy HDL levels was regular exercise—in this case, weightlifting. This conclusion is encouraging to those of us who may be overweight but still seek to be healthy.
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