A new UC Riverside study demonstrates that calorie restriction doesn't deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that dieting drains workout energy.
University of California - RiversideAug 9 2024 A new UC Riverside study demonstrates that calorie restriction doesn't deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that dieting drains workout energy.
It is somewhat difficult to obtain accurate data on the amount of voluntary exercise that humans engage in. Though it is easy to categorize what people recognize as voluntary exercise, like a trip to the gym, there is much gray area that's hard to quantify, such as walking to a cafeteria to purchase lunch instead of eating a meal from a nearby lunch box.
Though the high runners reduced their total distance slightly with 40% calorie restriction, the distance was only an 11% reduction. As they started out running three times farther per day than normal mice, the reduction is considered slight. "They're still running at extremely high levels," Garland said. The regular mice did not reduce their daily distance, even at 40% calorie reduction.
"People often lose about 4% of their body mass when they're dieting. That's in the same range as these mice," Garland said.
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