Women trying to eat less in order to lose weight should try donning their ladies fitness clothing and exercising more, as this has been found to reduce appetite.

Researchers from the University of Campinas in Brazil found that exercise restores the sensitivity of the hypothalamic neurons that are involved in the control of hunger.

"In obese animals, exercise increased IL-6 and IL-10 protein levels in the hypothalamus, and these molecules were crucial for increasing the sensitivity of the most important hormones, insulin and leptin, which control appetite," study leader Jose Barreto Carvalheira explained.

The results of the study have been published in the online open-access journal PLoS Biology.

Last month, researchers from the University of Granada revealed that teenage girls who exercise regularly have more control over their appetite than their less physically active peers.

Active adolescents were found to have increased levels of insulin and leptin in their bodies.

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