Actividad física: Algo más que gasto energético
- Sergio Calonge Pascual
- Marcela González Gross
ISSN: 1697-4298, 0034-0618
Year of publication: 2016
Volume: 82
Issue: 2
Pages: 146-157
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales de la Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia
Abstract
Traditionally, energy balance has only been shown as result between energy intake and energy expenditure, associating positive results with increase of body mass index and with overweight and obesity in extreme cases. Recently, several environmental, metabolic and genetic factors have been identified, such as regulation of appetite, exercise intensityand sedentary lifestyle, all of them affecting energy balance and inducing a pandemic of chronic diseases, including obesity. There is scientific evidence that physical activity, better if systematically planned, at recommended levels, reduces body mass index and fat mass levels, improves physical fitness and has consequently physical, social, emotional and cognitive benefits.