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liver and the muscles.\u00a0 There has been no studies just looking at only muscle training on insulin sensitivity in teens until recently.\u00a0 In the November journal of\u00a0\u00a0<em>Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise\u00ae<\/em>, a group of researcher examined the effect of resistance training in a small group obese\u00a0non-diabetic hispanic teens.\u00a0 The average age of the teens were 15 years old, average BMI was 35, and\u00a040% body fat; they were put through a 12 week resistance training program exercising all major muscle groups twice a week for one hour each session.\u00a0\u00a0At the beginning of the study and completion of the study their\u00a0\u00a0total body fat and liver fat\u00a0was measured by MRI, insulin sensitivity at the muscles and liver were also measured.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Muscle training may be more attractive to obese teens because aerobic exercise tend to be more difficult and increased muscle mass and tone provide greater positive 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