SynthesisNutrients2015
Predictors of Energy Compensation during Exercise Interventions: A Systematic Review.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- School-based diet and physical activity interventions and weight-related outcomes among children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Does Habitual Physical Activity Increase the Sensitivity of the Appetite Control System? A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
- Aerobic exercise elevates perceived appetite but does not modify energy intake over a 3-day postexercise period: A pilot study.Physiological reports · 2024Trial
- Oligofructose-Enriched Inulin Consumption Acutely Modifies Markers of Postexercise Appetite.Nutrients · 2023Trial
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- Effects of prescribed aerobic exercise volume on physical activity and sedentary time in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Effects of active commuting and leisure-time exercise on fat loss in women and men with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Trial
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- Dose-response effects of aerobic exercise on energy compensation in postmenopausal women: combined results from two randomized controlled trials.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Trial
- Sex-specific changes in appetite and energy intake in response to chronic resistance training in rats.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Effect of Different Modes of High Intensity Interval Training on Appetite-Related Hormones, Appetite Perception, and Anthropometric Measures in Overweight and Obese Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Multilevel metabolic adaptation to exercise training.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Cumulative effects of training at different weekly energy expenditures on cardiorespiratory fitness and markers of metabolic syndrome in STRRIDE-Extension.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Article
- Gradual increase in energy intake over 8 weeks with voluntary wheel running limits body weight change in male rats.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Article
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- The Effects of an Acute Bout of Aerobic or Resistance Exercise on Nonexercise Physical Activity.Exercise, sport & movement · 2023Article
- Appetitive and Metabolic Responses to an Exercise versus Dietary Intervention in Adults with Obesity.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2022Article
- The effects of voluntary wheel running during weight-loss on biomarkers of hepatic lipid metabolism and inflammation in C57Bl/6J mice.Current research in physiology · 2022Article
- Energy compensation and adiposity in humans.Current biology : CB · 2021Article
- Examining the Role of Exercise Timing in Weight Management: A Review.International journal of sports medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
Weight loss from exercise-induced energy deficits is usually less than expected. The objective of this systematic review was to investigate predictors of energy compensation, which is defined as body energy changes (fat mass and fat-free mass) over the total amount of exercise energy expenditure. A search was conducted in multiple databases without date limits. Of 4745 studies found, 61 were included in this systematic review with a total of 928 subjects. The overall mean energy compensation was 18% ± 93%. The analyses indicated that 48% of the variance of energy compensation is explained by the interaction between initial fat mass, age and duration of exercise interventions. Sex, frequency, intensity and dose of exercise energy expenditure were not significant predictors of energy compensation. The fitted model suggested that for a shorter study duration, lower energy compensation was observed in younger individuals with higher initial fat mass (FM). In contrast, higher energy compensation was noted for younger individuals with lower initial FM. From 25 weeks onward, energy compensation was no longer different for these predictors. For studies of longer duration (about 80 weeks), the energy compensation approached 84%. Lower energy compensation occurs with short-term exercise, and a much higher level of energy compensation accompanies long-term exercise interventions.
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