The Claim

In adolescents with obesity, increasing energy flux through combined exercise and elevated energy intake (500 kcal above baseline) reduces ad libitum dinner energy intake by approximately 12% and lowers daily hunger and desire to eat by 25-30% compared to low-energy flux conditions.

Source: Higher energy flux may improve short-term appetite control in adolescents with obesity: the NEXT study

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

In adolescents with obesity, combining regular physical activity with a controlled increase in daily calorie intake leads to reduced food consumption at dinner and lower reported feelings of hunger and desire to eat throughout the day, compared to conditions with lower energy expenditure and intake.

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In adolescents with obesity, increasing energy flux through combined exercise and elevated energy intake (500 kcal above baseline) reduces ad libitum dinner energy intake by approximately 12% and lowers daily hunger and desire to eat by 25-30% compared to low-energy flux conditions, suggesting enhanced short-term appetite regulation.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Higher energy flux may improve short-term appetite control in adolescents with obesity: the NEXT study

    When teens with obesity ate more and exercised more, they ended up eating less at dinner and felt less hungry—like their bodies learned to feel full sooner.

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