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Download fileAppetite, appetite hormone and energy intake responses to two consecutive days of aerobic exercise in healthy young men
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posted on 2015-07-30, 09:30 authored by Jessica Douglas, James KingJames King, Ewan McFarlane, Luke Baker, Chloe Bradley, Nicole Crouch, David Hill, David StenselDavid StenselSingle bouts of exercise do not cause compensatory changes in appetite, food intake or appetite regulatory
hormones on the day that exercise is performed. It remains possible that such changes occur over
an extended period or in response to a higher level of energy expenditure. This study sought to test this
possibility by examining appetite, food intake and appetite regulatory hormones (acylated ghrelin, total
peptide-YY, leptin and insulin) over two days, with acute bouts of exercise performed on each morning.
Within a controlled laboratory setting, 15 healthy males completed two, 2-day long (09:00–16:00) experimental
trials (exercise and control) in a randomised order. On the exercise trial participants performed
60 min of continuous moderate-high intensity treadmill running (day one: 70.1 ± 2.5% VO2peak, day two:
70.0 ± 3.2% VO2max (mean ± SD)) at the beginning of days one and two. Across each day appetite perceptions
were assessed using visual analogue scales and appetite regulatory hormones were measured
from venous blood samples. Ad libitum energy and macronutrient intakes were determined from meals
provided two and six hours into each day and from a snack bag provided in-between trial days. Exercise
elicited a high level of energy expenditure (total = 7566 ± 635 kJ across the two days) but did not
produce compensatory changes in appetite or energy intake over two days (control: 29,217 ± 4006 kJ;
exercise: 28,532 ± 3899 kJ, P > 0.050). Two-way repeated measures ANOVA did not reveal any main effects
for acylated ghrelin or leptin (all P > 0.050). However a significant main effect of trial (P = 0.029) for PYY
indicated higher concentrations on the exercise vs. control trial. These findings suggest that across a two
day period, high volume exercise does not stimulate compensatory appetite regulatory changes.
Funding
The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Diet, Lifestyle & Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit based at University Hospitals of Leicester and Loughborough University.
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