A preclinical study found that exercise counteracts the depressive-like effects of a high-fat, high-sugar "cafeteria" diet. Exercise improved mood-related behavior and partially normalized hormone imbalances (reducing insulin and leptin while increasing GLP-1 and PYY) 🏋️♂️🍔🍩😊📉💪✨
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Genomic Press
Exercise as metabolic medicine: Movement counters diet-induced behavioral despair via gut-brain signaling
A single 30-minute session of physical activity can produce immediate antidepressant effects in both humans and mice, involving a hormone released by fat cells that alters brain plasticity to improve mood. Physical exercise may be effective in preventing the development of depression. 🏃♂️💪😊🧠✨
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PsyPost
Scientists identify a fat-derived hormone that drives the mood benefits of exercise
Thirty minutes of moderate exercise may be enough to trigger immediate antidepressant effects. A study in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that a specific biological pathway involving the hormone adiponectin drives this rapid boost in neural plasticity.
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