The Claim
In healthy, physically active adults, overnight-fasted exercise and fed-state exercise produce no significant difference in daily energy intake, activity energy expenditure, total energy expenditure, appetite, or interstitial glucose levels over a four-day period.
What the research says
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In healthy, active adults, exercising after fasting overnight has the same effect on daily calorie intake, energy burned, appetite, and blood glucose levels as exercising after eating, over a four-day period.
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In healthy, physically active adults, overnight-fasted exercise does not significantly differ from fed-state exercise in its effects on daily energy intake, activity- and total energy expenditure, appetite, or interstitial glucose levels over a four-day period, suggesting that the metabolic responses to these two exercise conditions are comparable in this population.
When a person exercises, the body uses stored energy from fat or muscle glycogen depending on what's available, and it adjusts hunger signals and blood sugar levels to keep energy balance steady. Whether the person ate before or after sleeping, the body automatically switches between fuel sources and controls appetite and glucose without changing overall energy use or intake over several days.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that whether people exercise before or after eating, their hunger, calorie intake, energy burn, and blood sugar levels stayed pretty much the same over four days. So, it doesn’t matter much which one you choose — both work similarly.
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