Re: exercise revs up appetite not metabolism...

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I did my thesis on The Effects of Exercise and Menstrual Cycle on Hunger in

Obese Females. Granted, it was 25 years ago and there's been more research

but the effect of exercise on hunger (vs appetite) is not that simple. The

reason I embarked on the study was because the literature at the time said

that exercise reduced hunger but my friends and I didn't find that to be

true to it occurred to me that women might be different (duh!) because sex

hormones might be involved. It's well known that hunger (and appetite for

certain foods) cycles with the changes in estrogen/progesterone during the

month. What I found in my (pilot) study was that exercise was not the

determining factor but where a woman was in her cycle was. Exercise could

mediate

some of the effects of hormones but not all.

There's still a lot more research to be done in this area. That's why we

dietitians say that obesity is a multifactorial issue. One size doesn't fit

all.

So many professionals (including us) tell people that a bout of exercise

increases metabolism for hours afterwards. Now that's being called into

question??

Sharon Salomon, M.S., R.D.

Freelance Writer

Member, Association of Health Care Journalists

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In a message dated 4/18/2012 10:58:54 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

julieupton@... writes:

http://www.appforhealth.com/2012/04/exercise-weight-gain