Overweight is becoming huge public health problems worldwide. Globally, there has been an increased intake of energy-dense foods that are rich in fat and an increase in physical inactivity.
Overweight can increase the risk for a wide range of chronic diseases such as type-2 diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease with a reduced quality of life. The risk for these noncommunicable diseases increases with an increase of BMI (Body Mass Index) and unbalanced body composition. Several studies correlated overweight with high levels of lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that pre-adipocyte proliferation and differentiation can be controlled by redox metabolism suggesting that ROS are involved in adipocyte differentiation.