Impact of isolated aerobic exercise in obese adolescents: systematic review

The juvenile obesity is currently one of the most serious public health problems. Changes in lifestyle, involving a combination of diet and physical activity, are essential elements in the management of obesity. However, it has been suggested that the prevention and treatment should emphasize the increase of physical activity rather than dietary treatments. To present the best available evidence from the controlled randomized studies to screen the impact of isolated aerobic exercise on cardiovascular and metabolic parameters in obese adolescents. Methods: Systematic review according to the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Were included randomized and controlled clinical trials of electronic databases: MEDLINE (via OvidSP), LILACS, and SciELO. Results: Four articles were identified, showing improvement in anthropometric measures, lipid and glycemic profiles. One of the articles demonstrated improvement in the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic (DBP), the maximum oxygen uptake. Conclusions: This systematic review has provided evidence on the impact of the interventions in isolated aerobic exercise in improving cardiovascular and metabolic parameters in obese adolescent population. Only four articles were identified, and further studies with greater scientific rigor are needed to confirm the scientific evidence.