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A Chronic High-Intensity Interval Training and Diet-Induced Obesity Model to Maximize Exercise Effort and Induce Physiologic Changes in Rats
Published on: April 28, 2023
[Metabolic effects of exercise on childhood obesity: a current view]
Santiago Tavares Paes1, João Carlos Bouzas Marins2, Ana Eliza Andreazzi1
1Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil.
Objective:
To review the current literature concerning the effects of physical exercise on several metabolic variables related to childhood obesity.
Data Sources:
A search was performed in Pubmed/Medline and Web of Science databases. The keywords used were as follows: Obesity, Children Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Exercise and Physical Activity. The online search was based on studies published in English, from April 2010 to December 2013.
Data Synthesis:
Search queries returned 88,393 studies based on the aforementioned keywords; 4,561 studies were selected by crossing chosen keywords. After applying inclusion criteria, four studies were selected from 182 eligible titles. Most studies have found that aerobic and resistance training improves body composition, lipid profile and metabolic and inflammatory status of obese children and adolescents; however, the magnitude of the effects is associated with the type, intensity and duration of practice.
Conclusions:
Regardless of type, physical exercise promotes positive adaptations to childhood obesity, mainly acting to restore cellular and cardiovascular homeostasis, to improve body composition, and to activate metabolism; therefore, physical exercise acts as a co-factor in combating obesity.
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