Understanding of mechanisms behind post-exercise lack of appetite can open new paths to obesity treatment

The complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science, especially in light of the rising worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity. Some of the medications available on the market to combat obesity work analogously to hormones associated with appetite control, and for some time researchers have focused on understanding how processes involving metabolites (products of cell metabolism) affect hunger and satiety.