According to a recent study from the UK’s Loughborough University, reported in the American Journal of Physiology, if you want to tip the scales in your favour, you should opt for an aerobic activity like a run or a walk that gets you huffing and puffing, rather than resistance training.
Researchers monitored the levels of two key appetite hormones, peptide YY and ghrelin, in men who either spent 60 minutes on a treadmill or the same time working out with weights.
They found that those undertaking the aerobic activity (treadmill) experienced an increase in peptide YY and a drop in ghrelin, a combination which suppresses appetite.
However, men in the weight-training group demonstrated the drop in ghrelin, but no change in peptide YY.
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