“…In fact, obesity induces oxidative stress as a consequence of an imbalance in the redox system due to the excess of free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and/or antioxidant disruption (Schieber & Chandel, ). The possible contributors to increased ROS in obesity include hyperglycemia (Aronson & Rayfield, ), high accumulation of ectopic fat (Beltowski, Wojcicka, Gorny, & Marciniak, ), vitamin and mineral deficiencies (Ortega et al, ), chronic inflammation (Fernandez‐Sanchez et al, ), hyperleptinemia (Bouloumie, Marumo, Lafontan, & Busse, ), impairment of mitochondrial function (Pennathur & Heinecke, ), and increased of the NADPH oxidase pathway (DeVallance, Li, Jurczak, Cifuentes‐Pagano, & Pagano, ). In addition, endogenous and exogenous antioxidant compounds are inversely related to body fat and visceral obesity and induce cell damage in obese individuals (Chrysohoou et al, ).…”