Exercise not only burns calories, it also restores sensitivity to the nerves that let you know when you've had enough. This allows you to stop eating in time and lose weight (more). This is shown by Brazilian research by the University of Campinas.
When people eat a lot of fat, the nerves that transmit to the brain structure hypothalamus work how full the stomach is less good. This allows people to have an uncontrollable appetite gain, which can lead to obesity † Worldwide, even 40 percent of the population is overweight, which is often caused by an inactive lifestyle and changed eating habits.
The investigation
For the study, the scientists got overweight rodents to exercise vigorously. As a result, the animals made more of the proteins IL-6 and IL-10, which ensure that the hypothalamus becomes more sensitive to leptin and insulin. These substances provide a feeling of satiety † Subsequently, the animals did indeed eat less.
It is the first time that this link between exercise and eating less is being laid. The research appears in the scientific journal PLoS Biology †
