Active Lifestyle Males Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effects of Exercise on Energy Balance and Macronutrient Intake in College-aged Males
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not energy and macronutrient intake changes when comparing habitually active and habitually sedentary college-aged males in two different sessions of one resting and one exercise.
Obesity is a consequence of positive energy balance, in which more energy is consumed than
expended. It is hypothesized that regular amounts of physical activity may be important in
helping individuals more accurately regulate energy balance. More research is needed to
understand the impact of a physically active lifestyle on energy regulation capabilities
Therefore, this study looks at sedentary college aged males compared to active college aged
males when looking at two different sessions of energy expenditure, one exercise session and
one resting session, and their energy and macronutrient intake after these sessions. The
sessions will take place in the morning where each participant will exercise or rest and then
be allowed to eat from a buffet ad libitum, where acute energy and macronutrient intake will
be assessed.
The following hypotheses are proposed:
- Individuals who regularly engage in physical activity will more accurately respond to an
energy deficit caused by an acute period of physical activity by increasing intake at a
subsequent meal.
- Individuals who do not regularly engage in physical activity (sedentary individuals)
will be less sensitive to accurately regulate energy balance and will not respond to an
energy deficit caused by a period of acute physical activity.
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