Just thinking about exercise makes me serve more food. Physical activity and calorie compensation

Based on the findings demonstrating compensation between mental effort and subsequent food consumption, this article focuses on the compensatory mechanism between thinking about physical activity and food intake. Results from a field experiment indicate that simply reading about physical activity le...

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Published in:Appetite 2011-04, Vol.56 (2), p.332-335
Main Authors: Werle, Carolina O.C., Wansink, Brian, Payne, Collin R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Eating - psychology
Energy balance
Energy Intake
Energy Metabolism
Exercise
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
field experimentation
Food
food consumption
Food intake
foods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Medical sciences
Mental activity
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
Obesity
Obesity - metabolism
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
reading
snacks
Surveys and Questionnaires
tires
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Young Adult
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Summary:Based on the findings demonstrating compensation between mental effort and subsequent food consumption, this article focuses on the compensatory mechanism between thinking about physical activity and food intake. Results from a field experiment indicate that simply reading about physical activity leads participants to compensate by serving themselves more snacks. The amount of snacks served was mediated by biased calorie estimation. Additionally, we also manipulated the way physical activity was perceived (as tiring exercise or as a fun activity). Although results suggest extra consumption when exercise is perceived as tiring, differences were not statistically significant.
ISSN:0195-6663
1095-8304
DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2010.12.016