Appetitive and Metabolic Responses to an Exercise versus Dietary Intervention in Adults with Obesity

Dietary restriction (DIET) and aerobic exercise (AEX) interventions may impact energy balance differently. Our aim was to describe the effects of weight loss interventions via DIET or AEX on measures of energy balance.Adults with overweight or obesity were randomized to 12 weeks of DIET or AEX with similar calorie deficit goals. A study day was conducted before and after the intervention to assess subjective and hormonal (ghrelin, peptide-YY, glucagon-like peptide-1) appetite responses to a control meal,Forty-four individuals were included (age: 37 ± 9 years, body mass index: 30.6 ± 3.1 kg/mAEX did not result in compensatory alterations in appetite