Resistance to exercise-induced weight loss: compensatory behavioral adaptations
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2013-08Author
Melanson, Edward L.
Keadle, Sarah Kozey
Donnelly, Joseph E.
Braun, Barry
King, Neil A.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
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Article
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Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
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In many interventions that are based on an exercise program intended to induce weight loss, the mean weight loss observed is modest and sometimes far less than the individual expected. The individual responses are also widely variable, with some individuals losing a substantial amount of weight, others maintaining weight, and a few actually gaining weight. The media have focused on the sub-population that loses little weight, contributing to a public perception that exercise has limited utility to cause weight loss. The purpose of the symposium was to present recent, novel data that help explain how compensatory behaviors contribute to a wide discrepancy in exercise-induced weight loss. The presentations provide evidence that some individuals adopt compensatory behaviors, i.e. increased energy intake and/or reduced activity, that offset the exercise energy expenditure and limit weight loss. The challenge for both scientists and clinicians is to develop effective tools to identify which individuals are susceptible to such behaviors, and to develop strategies to minimize their impact.
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Melanson, E. L., Keadle, S. K., Donnelly, J. E., Braun, B., & King, N. A. (2013). Resistance to exercise-induced weight loss: compensatory behavioral adaptations. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45(8), 1600–1609. http://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e31828ba942
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