“…Regarding circulating lipids, our findings corroborate studies that did not find changes in the lipid profil (ERIKSSON et al, 1997;IBANEZ et al, 2005); even when associated with diet, loss of body mass and training for a longer period, 6 months (DUNSTAN et al, 2002). However, it differs from others (CAUZA et al, 2005;CAMBRI et al, 2007) who found an improvement in this profile. Cauza et al (2005) associate that this improvement occurred at the expense of beneficial adjustments that occurred in body composition with a decrease in the % of body fat and an increase in lean mass.…”