Maggie's Farm

Last week, I posted on one reason for the paradox of why overweight people tend to feel more hunger, and to eat more avidly, than others even though they have no nutritional needs.

How can that be adaptive? Not all of physiology is adaptive to everything.

Today, we'll look at why cardio workouts suppress appetite and subjective hunger. Weight-lifting sessions, not so much.  High-intensity exercise suppresses Appetite By Affecting Appetite Hormones

It's an interesting effect which may have some adaptive value, or maybe not. It does explain why many normal-weight fitness-seekers need to force themselves to eat some protein when they have no appetite and no interest in food. It could be part of why hard cardio exercisers lose weight. Exercise doesn't provide fat loss, but the cardio reduces appetite. I am not talking about anorectics, just regular people who want to be in fighting shape and kind to their joints.