Open AccessNo Sex Difference in Body Fat in Response to Supervised and Measured Exercise
Author(s) -
Phillipa Caudwell,
Catherine Gibbons,
Mark Hopkins,
Neil King,
Graham Finlayson,
John Blundell
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31826ced79
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , appetite , obesity , body weight , endocrinology , body fat percentage , fat mass , body mass index , physical therapy
It is often reported that females lose less body weight than males do in response to exercise. These differences are suggested to be a result of females exhibiting a stronger defense of body fat and a greater compensatory appetite response to exercise than males do.