Aerobic exercise training prevents impairment in renal parameters and in body composition of rats fed a high sucrose diet.

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efect of swimming training (T) on the renal system and body composi‐ tion parameters in young animals treated with a high sucrose diet (SUD) during 12 weeks. Results: The SUD impaired the physical performance, increased the body adiposity index (BAI), Lee index (LI) and ret‐ roperitoneal adipose tissue (RAT) weight, plasma creatinine and number renal cells nuclei, decreased urinary volume and urinary creatinine excretion besides creatinine clearance. The T reversed the increased the BAI, LI, RAT weight, plasma and urinary creatinine, creatinine clearance and number renal cells nuclei in addition to promoting decrease in urinary protein excretion. This study found that eight weeks of swimming physical training protected renal function and restored normal glomerular fltration rate (GFR) values. Swimming training also contributed to prevention of the onset of a renal infammatory process and caused a decrease in the risk of development of obesity promoted by SUD decreasing the body composition parameters (BAI, LI, and RAT weight).