Exercise can suppress appetite

　　Which exercise program is best for burning fat and losing weight? Everyone knows that running can help you lose weight, but did you know it can also suppress appetite?

　　Research by British scholars has found that people's hunger levels are different after participating in different types of sports such as jogging and swimming, and there are significant differences in the types of food they need. This research result overturns the common view that "the more you exercise, the more you eat" and helps people choose appropriate exercise programs based on their own needs.

　　According to reports, Stensel, a doctor of sports science at Loughborough University, found that there are differences in people's hunger levels and the types of food they need to eat after participating in different sports.

　　For example, people usually don’t feel hungry after jogging and only want to eat fruits and other foods that are rich in water but not easy to fill their stomachs. In contrast, people often feel hungry after swimming and want to eat something higher in fat, and after lifting weights they want something rich in carbohydrates or protein. In addition, the exercise environment may also affect human hunger. For example, swimming in cold water makes people feel hungry and craving fatty foods, while running in warm weather has the opposite effect. People usually think that exercise helps increase appetite, but Stensel's findings overturned this view and showed that appetite is not necessarily related to exercise intensity.

　　Stensel's research is published in a new book, "The Effects of Resistance and Aerobic Exercise on Hunger." According to his preliminary analysis, different exercises have different effects on the secretion of "hunger hormone" in the human body that controls appetite. Both are high-intensity exercises. Long-distance running in a hot environment may inhibit the secretion of "hunger hormone", while swimming in cold water will have the opposite effect.

　　However, moderate to low-intensity exercise has basically no effect on the secretion of "hunger hormone". For example, there is no difference in the body's hunger after walking for an hour and sitting still for the same amount of time. This research result provides guidance for people to choose appropriate sports programs to achieve their sports goals more effectively.

　　Stensel said that the appetite-suppressing effect of running and other events usually lasts until several hours after the exercise. If you want to lose weight, people can choose to run without worrying about an increase in appetite after exercise.