A scientific study conducted in the United States revealed that vigorous exercise reduces the feeling of hunger, especially for women.
The study conducted 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”, which is called the hunger hormone.
As part of the experiment, the researchers asked 8 men and 6 women volunteers to fast for a night and then engage in exercise at different intensity levels, while subjecting the volunteers to blood tests and surveying their appetite for food.
The results showed that vigorous exercise reduces ghrelin levels more than moderate exercise, and that volunteers feel less hungry after vigorous exercise.
The researchers stated that moderate exercise did not affect ghrelin levels in the body, and it also became clear that the benefits of vigorous exercise appear more clearly in women, although it is necessary to conduct further experiments on this part of the study.
The researchers said, “Exercise training can be viewed as if it were a drug, as the dose must be determined according to each individual’s personal goals.”
The website “Health Day”, which specializes in medical research, quoted the researchers as saying that these results confirm that exercise may be particularly beneficial within the framework of weight loss programs.