[LifeStyle] Physical exercise favors adherence to a low calorie diet

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New research from the WELL Center, belonging to Drexel University (USA), concludes that physical activity can help regulate appetite or eating behavior.

New research by the Weight, Diet and Lifestyle Science Center (WELL Center) at the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University (United States) shows that in addition to the important implications that physical exercise has for health, it also helps adhere to a low calorie diet.

To date, there has been, and is, much debate about the incidence of physical activity on appetite. While some studies show that exercise leads to overeating by increasing a person's appetite or justification for eating, other studies show that exercise regulates hunger and can help reduce overeating.

And it is in this sense that the work of the American university is positioned, which has been published in 'Health Psychology'. The results of the study, in which 130 people participated, indicate that physical exercise is a factor that is more part of the solution than of the problem.

 

Reduced appetite
Not surprisingly, it has been shown that exercise reduces the probability of overeating by up to 12 percent. In addition, as has been observed, for every additional 10 minutes of exercise the risk of exercise is reduced by one percent in the hours after doing it.

"Our study suggests that exercise can also help adhere to a low-calorie diet, perhaps through better regulation of appetite or eating behavior, making it one more reason to be physically active if you want to lose weight. weight, "explains Rebecca Crochiere, lead author of the research.

“These findings may help researchers better understand when people seeking to lose weight are at risk of overeating. They may also suggest the development of treatments that prevent overeating and facilitate weight loss, "adds Crochiere.

The results also suggest that the effect of exercise on eating behavior may depend on the intensity of exercise, with light (versus moderate to vigorous) physical activity showing the strongest protective effects against overeating, although more research is needed to support this finding according to the lead researcher.