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Overweight women eat more after exercise than normal weight women

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 30th, 2003

Overweight women ate significantly more after moderate intensity exercise sessions than did normal weight women.

According to recent research published in the journal Appetite, "The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of moderate intensity exercise on acute post-exercise energy intake (EI) in normal and overweight females."

"Twelve normal weight (BMI<25), and 12 overweight (BMI>25) inactive women (mean age 35 8) participated in a two-day experimental study," reported Valerie A. George and Andrea Morganstein at Florida International University. "On the exercise day, participants were asked to walk on a treadmill at 60%...

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