Trial reportEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2025
Moderate-to-vigorous and light-intensity aerobic exercise yield similar effects on food reward, appetitive responses, and energy intake in physically inactive adults.
Trial report in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Exercise modulates food reward: neurobiological mechanisms and implications for weight management.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Acute aerobic exercise modulates sweetness-related food preference in individuals with nicotine dependence: the mediating role of prefrontal cortical activity.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Exercise intervention modulates food reward in obesity: efficacy, mechanisms, and prospects.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Physical activity and health: might exercise interact with appetite control?European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
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- Associations between negative emotions and eating behaviors in older adults: a network analysis and the mediating role of physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effect of acute aerobic exercise at moderate-to-vigorous and light intensity on food reward, appetite sensation, and energy intake (EI) in physically inactive adults.
methodsTwenty inactive, healthy adults (mean age: 21 ± 3 years) completed two trials (i.e. moderate-to-vigorous and light-intensity exercise) in a randomised, crossover design. Participants performed a 40-min cycling bout at either 50% or 20% peak power output in a counterbalanced order. Before and after exercise bouts, liking and wanting for fat and sweet/savoury categories of food were assessed by the Leeds Food Preference Questionnaire, along with subjective ratings of appetite and state food cravings. EI was evaluated by ad libitum meals following exercise bouts.
resultsResults showed increased implicit wanting for high-fat relative to low-fat foods (p = .04, d
conclusionAcute aerobic exercise, regardless of intensity, may lead to increased wanting for high-fat relative to low-fat and savoury relative to sweet-tasting foods, as well as enhanced appetite sensation and food cravings in physically inactive adults. Moderate-to-vigorous exercise does not induce additional energy intake relative to light exercise.
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