Exercise and Nutritional Strategies to Promote Weight Loss: A Narrative Review

Obesity has historically been thought to simply be related an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Weight loss recommendations have traditionally focused on reducing intake, maintaining either a high-carbohydrate low-fat diet or vice versa, increasing physical activity typically through low moderate intensity exercise. More recently, genetic, physiological, behavioral factors also found play significant role in the etiology of obesity. For this reason, prevention management obesity implementation different types exercise intervention programs, interventions, and/or medical interventions are at forefront research. As result, we beginning see paradigm shift from traditional weight approaches personalized strategies. This purpose narrative review was overview: 1.) effects loss; 2.) cardiovascular 3.) high protein with resistance-exercise and, 4.) that contribute maintenance.