Predictors of Energy Compensation during Exercise Interventions: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Weight loss from exercise-induced energy deficits is usually less than expected. The objective of this systematic review was to investigate predictors of energy compensation, which is defined as body energy changes (fat mass and fat-free mass) over the total amount of exercise energy expenditure. A search was conducted in multiple databases without date limits. Of 4745 studies found, 61 were included in this systematic review with a total of 928 subjects. The overall mean energy compensation was 18% ± 93%. The analyses indicated that 48% of the variance of energy compensation is explained by the interaction between initial fat mass, age and duration of exercise interventions. Sex, frequency, intensity and dose of exercise energy expenditure were not significant predictors of energy compens

SUBMITTER: Riou ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4446773 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature