Reduce your appetite by exercising more, researchers suggest

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Eating and moving more may be better for appetite control than eating less and avoiding exercise, new research suggests. Exercising has long been known to lead to health benefits such as improved blood glucose levels, but this study highlights its importance not just for weight control but also lowering appetite. In a bid to understand more about the relationship between energy intake, physical activity and weight control, Germany scientists conducted a study testing participants' appetite. Specifically, the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart team wanted to further investigate the hypothesis that weight control can be improved when physical activity and energy intake are both high, leading to a high energy turnover. The trial involved 16 healthy people who were monitored taking part in different levels of exercise by using a treadmill at various levels of calorie intake. Each participant had their appetite hormone levels measured and all the findings were recorded. The results revealed that compared to high energy turnover, low energy turnover led to higher feelings of desire to eat across all the levels of energy intake. They concluded: "Appetite is regulated more effectively at a high level of energy turnover, whereas overeating and consequently weight gain is likely to occur at low levels of energy turnover. "In contrast to the prevailing concept of body weight control, the positive impact of physical activity is independent from burning up more calories and is explained by improved appetite sensations." If applied to the real world, these findings suggest that weight control could be improved by burning more calories, and also help with reduced appetite. The findings have been published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &Metabolism.

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[ickihun]

Yep! What if you cannot increase it very much?
For me I'm doing little and often but on occasion hv no choice but to cry through the pain but next day I'm wiped out so a bit deflating.
I love the thread https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/regular-moderate-exercise-log.83995/page-196
which encourages exercise/walking etc.
I'm up for anything which helps with my longevity.

 

[zand]

So basically if you eat more you don't get so hungry. Gosh.

Edit: So to keep your metabolism working well you need to eat more, it's like a fire, it burns better with more fuel. Yep that's what I have been saying on here for years.

 

[petersonmichelle]

I've noticed eating every 3 hours small portions I am more satisfied and my energy level is up. But I am starving if I'm past my 3 hours. I haven't been doing well with this and need to get back on track, my sugars have been crazy!

 

[NicoleC1971]

It is a small study of healthy people. What I'd be interested in seeing is how metabolically unwell people can regulate their appetite hormones better but not aware of any studies showing that exercise helped overweight people to lose weight despite being good for us in many other ways.