ReviewCurrent obesity reports2020
The Impact of Physical Activity on Food Reward: Review and Conceptual Synthesis of Evidence from Observational, Acute, and Chronic Exercise Training Studies.
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- Effect of exercise training interventions on energy intake and appetite control in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
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- Moderate-to-vigorous and light-intensity aerobic exercise yield similar effects on food reward, appetitive responses, and energy intake in physically inactive adults.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
- Multisession transcranial direct current stimulation and aerobic exercise synergistically improve food craving symptoms, impulsivity, and cognitive flexibility in women with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Impact of resistance training intensity on body composition and nutritional intake among college women with overweight and obesity: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Exploratory analysis of eating- and physical activity-related outcomes from a randomized controlled trial for weight loss maintenance with exercise and liraglutide single or combination treatment.Nature communications · 2022 · on this mapTrial
- Evaluation of a child food reward task and its association with maternal feeding practices.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Influence of Short-Term Hyperenergetic, High-Fat Feeding on Appetite, Appetite-Related Hormones, and Food Reward in Healthy Men.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Correlation Between theEpidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Is there an association between dietary fiber intake, screen time, and physical activity among students aged 14 to 17 years?-a cross-sectional study.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Within-Person Longitudinal Associations Between Obesity-Related Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Three-Wave Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Associations Between FTO rs9939609 Genotype, Physical Activity, and Dietary Behaviors in Young Adults.Nutrients · 2026Article
- The Effect of Physical Exercise on Emotional Eating Among College Students: A Chain Mediation Analysis of Dietary Behavior and Body Satisfaction.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between Regular Physical Activity and Food-Specific Inhibitory Control in Young Chinese Adults: An fMRI Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Exercise intervention modulates food reward in obesity: efficacy, mechanisms, and prospects.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Perfectionism and emotional eating among college students: a chained mediation model of body image state and exercise addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Functional Foods Among the Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Health literacy relates to self-regulation of eating behavior through physical activity and self-efficacy pathways.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Replacing Sedentary Time with Physical Activity and Sleep: A 24-Hour Movement Behaviour Perspective on Appetite Control.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review brings together current evidence from observational, acute, and chronic exercise training studies to inform public debate on the impact of physical activity and exercise on food reward. RECENT
findingsLow levels of physical activity are associated with higher liking and wanting for high-energy food. Acute bouts of exercise tend to reduce behavioral indices of reward for high-energy food in inactive individuals. A dissociation in liking (increase) and wanting (decrease) may occur during chronic exercise training associated with loss of body fat. Habitual moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower liking and wanting for high-fat food, and higher liking for low-fat food. Food reward does not counteract the benefit of increasing physical activity levels for obesity management. Exercise training appears to be accompanied by positive changes in food preferences in line with an overall improvement in appetite control.
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