Washington - Saba:
A recent study has shown that the human brain may begin to "eat" its fatty tissue for energy during strenuous endurance exercise, such as marathons.
The study, published in the journal Nature Metabolism, revealed that brain cells may reuse myelin, the fatty sheath around nerve fibers, as an energy source when glucose levels become dangerously low.
This phenomenon may help maintain brain function during prolonged exercise, although the loss of myelin may temporarily affect mental performance.
A recent study has shown that the human brain may begin to "eat" its fatty tissue for energy during strenuous endurance exercise, such as marathons.
The study, published in the journal Nature Metabolism, revealed that brain cells may reuse myelin, the fatty sheath around nerve fibers, as an energy source when glucose levels become dangerously low.
This phenomenon may help maintain brain function during prolonged exercise, although the loss of myelin may temporarily affect mental performance.