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Exercise, Appetite and Appetite-Regulating Hormones: Implications for Food Intake and Weight Control

Stensel, David·2010·Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
DOI 10.1159/000322702
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Knowledge about the relationship between exercise and appetite is important both for athletes wishing to optimise performance and for those interested in maintaining a healthy body weight. A variety of hormones are involved in appetite regulation including both episodic hormones, which are responsive to episodes of feeding, and tonic hormones, which are important regulators of energy storage over the longer term (e.g. insulin and leptin). Notable among the episodic appetite-regulating hormones is ghrelin, which plays a unique role in stimulating appetite and energy intake. Many studies have demonstrated that acute bouts of moderately vigorous exercise transiently suppress appetite and this has been termed ‘exercise-induced anorexia’. The mechanisms by which acute exercise suppresses appetite are not fully understood but may involve lowered concentrations of ghrelin and increased concentrations of satiety hormones, notably peptide YY and glucagon-like peptide 1. Evidence suggests that chronic exercise training typically causes a partial but incomplete compensation in energy intake perhaps due to beneficial changes in appetite-regulating hormones. The lack of a full compensatory response of appetite to exercise may facilitate the development of a negative energy balance and weight loss although there is individual variability in the response to exercise. From a practical standpoint athletes should not feel concerned that exercise will cause overeating as there is limited evidence to support this. For those desiring weight loss there may be some merit in performing exercise in the postprandial period as a means of enhancing the satiating effect of a meal but additional evidence is required to confirm the effectiveness of this strategy.

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  • Energy deficits used to promote fat loss are more effective in men than in women.

    “energy deficits as a means to promote fat loss are more effective in men than in women [136,137].”

    From International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutritional concerns of the female athlete (2023) · cites this paper as [136]

    In “Acute Effects of Exercise on Appetite and Appetite-Regulating Hormones,” the paper says some studies found exercise training more effective for fat loss in men than women eating ad libitum diets. The claim broadens that qualified observation to energy deficits generally and states it without the paper’s uncertainty. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Exercise induced energy deficits as a means to promote fat loss are more effective in men than in women.

    “Exercise induced energy deficits as a means to promote fat loss are more effective in men than in women [136,137].”

    From International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutritional concerns of the female athlete (2023) · cites this paper as [136]

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  1. Neary MT, Batterham RL: Gaining new in- sights into food reward with functional neu- roimaging; in Langhans W, Geary N (eds): Frontiers in Eating and Weight Regulation. Forum Nutr. Basel, Karger, 2010, vol 63, pp 152-163.

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Authors
Stensel, D.
Affiliations
Loughborough University (GB)
Corresponding author
Stensel, David
ORCID
Stensel, David
Venue
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2010
Volume
57
Issue
Suppl. 2
Pages
36-42
ISSN
  • 0250-6807 (ISSN-L)
  • 1421-9697
DOI
10.1159/000322702
OpenAlex
W2151873476
Cited by
171
References
55
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
physical activity, appetite regulation, appetite-regulating hormones, ghrelin, satiety hormones, peptide YY, glucagon-like peptide-1, leptin, insulin, energy intake, weight management, exercise training, negative energy balance, postprandial exercise, athletes
MeSH terms
Appetite, Energy Intake, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Exercise, Postprandial Period, Peptide YY, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Ghrelin

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