Abstract
Summary
Sixty to ninety minutes after exhaustive treadmill exercise in man there was a 21 per cent increase in the plasma concentration of anorexigenic substance. The injection of anorexigenic substance in amounts sufficient to cause a 50% increase in its plasma concentration has previously been shown to depress food intake for 24–48 hr in rats. This substance therefore, may be responsible for the decreased appetite and food intake following exercise in man.
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