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Fred Bloggs
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The key is upregulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein involved in neuroplasticity, learning and memory, and may underlie some of these neuroprotective effects.
Six minutes of high-intensity cycling intervals increased every metric of circulating BDNF by 4 to 5 times more than prolonged low-intensity cycling; the increase in plasma-derived BDNF was correlated with a 6-fold increase in circulating lactate irrespective of feeding or fasting.
Fasting for 20 h does not affect exercise-induced increases in circulating BDNF in humans
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/JP283582
Six minutes of high-intensity cycling intervals increased every metric of circulating BDNF by 4 to 5 times more than prolonged low-intensity cycling; the increase in plasma-derived BDNF was correlated with a 6-fold increase in circulating lactate irrespective of feeding or fasting.
Fasting for 20 h does not affect exercise-induced increases in circulating BDNF in humans
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/JP283582