Frontiers in Nutrition (Jul 2022)

Exercise Outcomes in Childhood Obesity-Related Inflammation and Oxidative Status

  • Brisamar Estébanez,
  • Chun-Jung Huang,
  • Marta Rivera-Viloria,
  • Javier González-Gallego,
  • Javier González-Gallego,
  • María J. Cuevas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.886291
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Childhood obesity is identified as one of the major public health issues to increase the risk for cardiometabolic diseases and related complications in adulthood. The literature has supported inflammation and oxidative stress as the primary underlying mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-related diseases. Epidemiological evidence consistently shows the benefits of physical activity in the improvement of obesity-mediated inflammation and oxidative stress status. In this narrative mini-review, the available scientific evidence on the potential effects of exercise in alleviating these susceptibilities in childhood obesity will be assessed.

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