Ghrelin Is Associated With Compensatory Appetite Responses To Exercise In Obese Adults

To examine the role of ghrelin in appetite and compensatory energy intake (EI) following a 12 week mandatory program of exercise training in obese adults. A 12-week, fixed energy expenditure (EE), supervised exercise intervention was conducted in 49 overweight and obese individuals (M:17, F:32; Mean...

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Published in:Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2012-05, Vol.44 (5S), p.4-4
Main Authors: Catherine Gibbons, Catherine Gibbons, Caudwell, Phillipa, Finlayson, Graham, Hopkins, Mark, Naslund, Erik, Webb, Dominic-Luc, King, Neil, Blundell, John
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Language:English
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Summary:To examine the role of ghrelin in appetite and compensatory energy intake (EI) following a 12 week mandatory program of exercise training in obese adults. A 12-week, fixed energy expenditure (EE), supervised exercise intervention was conducted in 49 overweight and obese individuals (M:17, F:32; Mean Age, 43yrs; Mean BMI, 31kg/m2). Exercise was individually prescribed to achieve a gross EE of 2500kcal/week. We observed significant decreases in BMI, BM, %BF, FM and WC (all p
ISSN:0195-9131