Obesity and Inflammatory Profile: Is Physical Exercise Able to Reverse This Process? A Mini Review

Abstract

Obesity is a Chronic Non-Transmissible Disease (CNCD), understood as a multifactorial disorder that assumes the condition of an epidemic, affecting individuals of different age groups and with great prevalence in different countries of the world, having a great relationship with the emergence of several other diseases and high rates of morbidity and mortality [1,2]. The terms overweight and obesity are used to describe an excess of adiposity (or fat) above the ideal for good health. The use of anthropometric indicators, assist in the classification of cutoff points of the Body Mass Index (BMI), being used in the prediction of the weight status [3]. It is possible to point out several factors that can contribute to the development of obesity, among them are diets with positive caloric balance, physical inactivity, reduced basal metabolic rate, genetic and hereditary factors [4]. The interaction of these factors is complex and has been the focus of several studies. The increase in consumption of foods rich in sugars and fat and the decrease in the practice of physical exercises are the main factors related to the development of obesity [5]. The impacts that overweight and obesity have on the quality of life of children, adults and the elderly are the targets of several studies. The data found in the literature demonstrate significant reductions in quality of Review Article