The Claim
In women with obesity, a two-week intervention combining calorie restriction with interval exercise maintains feelings of fullness and reduces fasting hunger compared to calorie restriction alone, despite equivalent energy intake and weight loss.
What the research says
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Among women with obesity, combining calorie restriction with interval exercise for two weeks results in greater feelings of fullness and lower fasting hunger than calorie restriction alone, even when the amount of food eaten and weight lost are the same.
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In women with obesity, two weeks of calorie restriction with interval exercise maintains feelings of fullness and reduces fasting hunger compared to calorie restriction alone, despite similar energy intake and weight loss.
During intense exercise, the body releases stress signals that tell the stomach to stop producing the hunger hormone. This keeps hunger low and fullness high even when eating less food, without changing how much is eaten.
What the research says
1 studyFor women with obesity on a low-calorie diet, adding short bursts of intense exercise helped them feel less hungry in the morning and more full, even though they ate the same amount of food as those who didn’t exercise.
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