Exercise Shifts Hypothetical Food Choices toward Greater Amounts and More Immediate Consumption

Although exercise modulates appetite regulation and food intake, it remains poorly understood how impacts decision-making about food. The purpose of the present study was to assess impact an acute bout on hypothetical choices related amount timing intake. Forty-one healthy participants (22.0 ± 2.6 years; 23.7 2.5 kg/m2, 56% female) completed 45 min aerobic a resting control condition in randomized order. Food preferences intertemporal (preference for immediate vs. delayed consumption) were assessed using electronic questionnaires with visual cues. Compared rest, resulted greater increase selected, both immediately post-exercise (+25.8 11.0 +7.8 kcal/item, p = 0.02) 30 (+47.3 12.4 +21.3 0.005). Exercise further preference consumption (+0.23 0.10 +0.06 0.10; 0.03) (+0.30 0.12 +0.08 0.12; 0.01). Our findings demonstrate that single shifts toward amounts more consumption, highlighting importance made context.