GUIDE ARTICLE
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abstractPhysical
activity and exercise in the prevention and treatment of obesity Filomena Mazzeo, Giuliano Vetrano, Davide
Nocerino, Maurizio Carpino Faculty of Motor Science,
Parthenope University, Naples, Italy
Abstract
There
is also evidence that exercise reduces the risk of other chronic
diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, depression,
and cancer of the breast and colon. The lack of physical activity and
increasing rates of childhood and adults obesity have received a very
much attention in many countries. Obesity is a condition in which the
natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other
mammals, exceeds healthy limits. It is commonly defined as a body mass
index (weight divided by height squared) of 30 kg/m2 or higher. The
normal amount of body fat is between 25-30% in women and 18-23% in men.
Both metabolic and behavioral factors play a role in the development of
obesity. The most recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) estimates that 112,000 deaths are associated with
obesity each year. Moreover, three-quarters of these deaths occur in
people age 70 or younger. Some studies show that excessive body weight
has been shown to predispose to various diseases, particularly
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea and
osteoarthritis. Researchers showed that diet and exercise are known to
play a valuable role in the treatment and prevention of obesity and
associated disorders. In this review, we discuss current concepts of
obesity. We describe basic issues regarding obesity and physical
activity including different methods to measure obesity status,
classification, epidemiology etiology, comorbidites and the roles of
sport and physical activity in obesity.
Key
words:obesity;
physical activity; prevention and treatment, health, chronic disease.
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