Exercise and Neural Response to Food Cues in Children

Physical exercise has been shown to significantly reduce subsequent energy intake in obese adolescents but not in lean, without altering their appetite feelings. Although previous studies have pointed out the role of gastric peptides in this post exercise nutritional response, some recent work question the role of the neural system in the post exercise drive to eat. This study tends to explore whether or not an acute bout of exercise can affect the neural response to food cues in adolescents, obese or lean.