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Oxidant Stress in Healthy Normal‐weight, Overweight, and Obese Individuals
Author(s) -
Brown Louise A.,
Kerr Catherine J.,
Whiting Paul,
Finer Nicholas,
McEneny Jane,
Ashton Tony
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1038/oby.2008.590
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , endocrinology , glutathione , anthropometry , superoxide dismutase , body mass index , normal weight , oxidative stress , lipid profile , antioxidant , chemistry , enzyme , cholesterol , biochemistry
This study was undertaken to investigate the association among BMI and lipid hydroperoxide (LH), total antioxidant status (TAS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and reduced glutathione (GSH). Ninety ( n = 90) healthy males and females ( n = 23/67) (29 normal weight (BMI: 22.74 ± 0.25 kg/m 2 ), 36 overweight (BMI: 27.18 ± 0.23 kg/m 2 ), and 25 obese (33.78 ± 0.48 kg/m 2 )) participated in the study. Data collected included anthropometric measures, fasting blood glucose, lipid profile, LH, TAS, and enzymatic antioxidants (SOD, and reduced GSH). The results of the study showed that obese individuals had significantly increased LH levels compared to normal‐weight individuals (obese vs. normal weight (0.88 ± 0.05 vs. 0.67 ± 0.03 µmol/l, P < 0.01)) but the increased levels were not significantly different when compared to the overweight group (obese vs. overweight (0.88 ± 0.05 vs. 0.79 ± 0.05 µmol/l)). No other consistent significant differences in TAS, SOD, and GSH were identified between groups. This study concluded that only obesity and not moderate overweight elevates LH levels. Furthermore, the levels of TAS, SOD, and GSH in obesity do not explain the increased LH levels observed in obesity.