The Effects of Exercise on Appetite Regulation in Overweight/Obese Individuals

Exclusion Criteria

• •history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hypertension, untreated thyroid disease, renal disease, hepatic disease, or any other medical condition affecting weight or energy metabolism;
• •unable to effectively exercise due to cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic or orthopedic reasons;
• •unable to pass screening graded exercise treadmill test;
• •currently smoking;
• •medications affecting weight, Energy Intake (EI) or Energy Expenditure (EE) in the last 6 months;
• •weight loss or weight gain of \>5 percent in past 6 months;
• •currently pregnant, lactating or less than 6 months post-partum;
• •bariatric surgery;
• •major psychiatric disorder, presence of alcohol or substance abuse, current depression by history and/or a score \>21 on the he Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), history of eating disorders and/or a score of \>20 on the EATS-26;
• •contraindication to MRI