Study: Vigorous exercise reduces feelings of health hunger

A scientific study conducted in the United States showed that vigorous exercise reduces the feeling of hunger, especially for women.

The study carried out at the University of Virginia and published in the scientific journal “Journal of the Endocrine Society” showed that exercise that leads to increased heart palpitations reduces the secretion of the hormone “ghrelin”, known as the hunger hormone.

As part of the experiment, the researchers asked 8 male and 6 female volunteers to fast overnight and then engage in exercise at various levels of intensity, while they giving blood tests to the volunteers and checking their appetite for food.

The results showed that vigorous exercise reduces hormone levels Ghrelin In addition to moderate exercises, volunteers feel less hungry after vigorous exercise.

The researchers said that moderate exercise did not affect the levels of ghrelin in the body, and it also became clear that the benefits of vigorous exercise appear more clearly in women, although further tests are needed to do this part of the study.

The researchers said, “Exercise training can be seen as if it were a drug, as the dose must be determined according to each person’s personal goals.”

The Health Day website, which specializes in medical research, said that researchers say that these results confirm that exercise can be particularly beneficial within the framework of weight loss programs. .