Mental Health and Brain Health

Exercise counteracts junk food’s depression-like effects through gut-brain metabolic signaling

7 min read
The metabolic tug-of-war: Exercise versus ultra-processed diet.

image: 

The metabolic tug-of-war: Exercise versus ultra-processed diet. Voluntary exercise exerts an antidepressant-like behavioral effect and attenuates metabolic dysregulation in rats fed a cafeteria diet. However, diet quality still significantly influences the neuroplasticity response, highlighting the complex interplay between movement