Here's a summary of Obesity from Exercise For Health: A review of the literature regarding risk factors, exercise & guidelines

1. Obesity
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2. Q: What are obesity and
overweight?

3. A: Obesity and overweight are defined
using Body Mass Index (BMI).
Overweight = BMI of >25kg/m2 and
Obesity = BMI of >30kg/m2

4. Q: What are the risk
factors for obesity?

5. A: Sedentary behaviour (and other inactive
lifestyle behaviours such as television
watching), minority ethnicity, low
socioeconomic status, and poor nutritional
behaviours (sugar-sweetened beverage
consumption) are risk factors for obesity

6. Q: Is exercise useful for
the treatment of obesity?

7. A: Both physical activity and exercise
interventions are beneficial for obese
individuals for improving cardiovascular
risk, reducing intrahepatic lipids,
subcutaneous and visceral fat

8. Q: Are adolescent
prevention programs
useful for the treatment of
obesity?

9. A: Interventions targeting reductions in
sedentary behaviour may have positive
benefits in obese and non-obese
adolescents

10. Q: What do the current
guidelines state about
obesity and overweight?

11. A: Greater levels of physical activity than
the standard guidelines for healthy adults
may be beneficial for causing weight loss,
reducing weight regain, reducing skeletal
muscle loss, and improving physical
function in obese individuals

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