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Is Exercise Effective for Weight Loss With Ad Libitum Diet? Energy Balance, Compensation, and Gender Differences

2005; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00003677-200510000-00004

1538-3008

Joseph E. Donnelly, Bryan Smith,

Eating Disorders and Behaviors

In Brief Exercise generally results in less weight loss than expected and it is frequently observed that men and women do not respond equally to exercise for weight loss. This may be caused by differences in compensation by other components of energy balance or to differences in the energy expenditure of exercise observed between genders. Men appear to lose more weight than women in response to exercise, and this is likely caused by greater compensation for energy intake for women compared with men, and a diminished energy expenditure of exercise for women compared with men.