Effects of an acute bout of aerobic exercise on immediate and subsequent three-day food intake and energy expenditure in active and inactive men
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This study examined the effects of an acute bout of low-intensity cycling on food intake and energy expenditure over four days. Thirty healthy, active (n=15) and inactive (n=15) men completed two conditions (exercise and control), in a randomised crossover fashion. The exercise experimental day involved cycling for one hour at an intensity equivalent to 50% of maximum oxygen uptake and two hours of rest. The control condition comprised three hours of rest. Participants arrived at the laboratory fasted overnight; breakfast was standardised and an ad libitum pasta lunch was consumed on each experimental day. Participants kept a food diary and wore an Actiheart to estimate energy intake and expenditure for the remainder of the experimental days and over the subsequent 3 days. Ad libitum lunch energy intake did not differ between conditions (p=0.32, d=0.18) or groups (p=0.43, d=0.27). Energy intake in the active group was greater on the exercise experimental day than on the control experimental day (mean difference=2070 kJ; 95% CI 397 to 3743 kJ, p=0.024, d=0.56) while in the inactive group it was increased on only the third day after exercise (mean difference=2225 kJ; 95% CI 414 to 4036 kJ, p=0.024, d=0.80). There was only a group effect (p=0.032, d=0.89) for free-living energy expenditure, indicating that active participants expended more energy than inactive over this period. Acute low-intensity exercise did not affect energy intake at the meal immediately after exercise, but…
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In the short term, appetite is better controlled when people are more physically active and trained.
“This is supported by previous research that highlights in the short-term appetite is better controlled when people are more physically active and trained (Rocha et al., 2013).”
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- Authors
- Rocha, J., Paxman, J., Dalton, C., Winter, E., & Broom, D.
- Affiliations
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Broom, David
- Venue
- Appetite
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-12
- Volume
- 71
- Pages
- 369-378
- ISSN
- 0195-6663 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2062231870
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 1.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Appetite (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (submittedVersion)
- SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- acute aerobic exercise, dietary intake, energy expenditure, compensatory eating, physical activity level, free-living energy expenditure
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Anthropometry, Appetite, Energy Intake, Energy Metabolism, Fasting, Humans, Hunger, Male, Rest, Exercise, Cross-Over Studies, Young Adult, Breakfast, Healthy Volunteers
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