5. Conclusions
obesity, OI, weight loss
OBESITY, AIDS, CURB, CHRONIC DISEASE
Our findings suggest that an acute dose of OI can help lower subjective measures of hunger during the postexercise period. Alongside changes in hunger, OI tended to lower subsequent EI with an ad libitum meal; however, any influence of OI on EI appears to be relatively transient. Based on these findings, postexercise OI ingestion may provide some assistance to individuals susceptible to heightened postexercise energy compensation. Presently, there remains a lack of postexercise nutritional guidelines for individuals using exercise to achieve weight loss goals. The coupling of exercise with nutrition-based strategies using prebiotics to curb postexercise appetite may serve to promote exercise adherence and help individuals with obesity and obesity-related chronic disease attain the important cardiometabolic benefits of exercise. Future studies are warranted to investigate whether repeated OI exposure after exercise limits overall energy compensation and aids in sustainable weight management with exercise training.