Weight loss leads to increased drive to eat in normal weight individuals 📉🧠
Evidence for your body fighting against weight loss.
Normal-weight individuals experience an increased drive to eat and greater meal-satiety response in response to weight-loss: results from the NUTRILEX project
Study Details
This new study investigated the effects of weight loss on appetite and food reward in normal weight individuals 🔍
Participants were analysed at baseline, after 3% weight loss an after 6% weight loss 📉
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
After weight loss (both 3% and 6%)…
🍽️ Fasting hunger
👀 Desire to eat
…significantly increased.
Whereas, satiety quotients (higher levels of fullness) were improved after weight loss at both time points 😮💨
After 6% weight loss, there was a significant increase in explicit wanting for high-fat savoury foods 🍔
Conclusion
Diet-induced weight loss leads to significant rises in drive to eat and cravings, plus “positive” changes in feelings of fullness 🧠
These weight-loss induced changes in appetite are not unique to overweight or obese individuals and should be considered by anyone seeking to drop bodyweight☝️
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41687708/
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