Posted on 12/04/2023 8:20:06 AM PST by ConservativeMind
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular metabolic diseases and neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. Long-term exercise improves memory and spatial cognition, reduces age-related cognitive decline, and maintains brain volume, but the mechanisms are not fully understood.
A study from Febbraio lab at Monash University reported that voluntary exercise training (VET) improves long-term memory in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice, increases hippocampal neurogenesis and the expression of the neurotrophic factor BDNF in the hippocampus, and decreases the expression of the inflammatory factor TNF, suggesting that long-term physical activity can prevent obesity-induced cognitive decline.
Particularly, their results showed that VET upregulated Bdnf mRNA levels in the hippocampus of obese mice, but had no significant effect on BDNF protein levels in the hippocampus and blood, consistent with previous reports that the increase in BDNF expression in the hippocampus is transient and occurs only within a limited time window.
The downregulation of TNF expression after exercise training suggests that exercise may induce a mild inflammatory stimulus in the brain, contributing to mouse memory improvement.
In summary, this study reveals the crucial role of exercise training in prevention of obesity-induced cognitive dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Exercise kept brain volume, reduced inflammation (TNF), grew neurons in the brain, leading to factors that should reduce obesity-induced cognitive decline.
Ya think
That’s what the country needs—more smart mice with good memories.
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I read the story, the slimmer and more thoughtful mice are now pursuing advanced degrees in physics and aerospace engineering.
Why do they keep doing these new “studies” to come up with the same conclusion as my grandma did by just using common sense. I guess the pay is good.
Hard work is good for you. Exercise is good for you. Fresh air and sunshine is good for you. And, idle hands is the devil’s workshop.
Ain’t that some brilliant logic. Don’t get obese and you can avoid “obesity-induced cognitive decline.”
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