In this issue:
- Does Exercise Make You Eat More? Part 2. It has often been claimed in low-carb circles that exercise “doesn’t work” to help people with their weight because it stimulates hunger. In other words, some people believe that when you exercise, you stimulate hunger to the point where you will eat more, effectively canceling out the calories you burned through exercise. Much of this belief comes from Gary Taubes’s book Good Calories, Bad Calories, where Taubes selectively cited out-dated research and anecdotes to support this idea. Of course, this belief is not supported by the evidence. As pointed out in a previous Weightology Weekly article, the research indicates that, on average, people do not increase food intake to compensate for exercise. There is, however, a subgroup of people who do compensate. Click here to learn more about the conditions under which someone might compensate for exercise by eating more.
- Do “Cheat” Snacks Interfere With Weight Loss? The use of “cheat” snacks or meals is a common strategy used by some to help foster compliance and keep from feeling deprived when trying to lose weight or fat. Does the use of these snacks impair weight loss? Click here to find out.