Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, also known as BJJ, has been slowly crept into the mainstream. With the surge of combat sports in pop culture, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has made a stand as one of the most superior martial arts. The art was initially designed to give an advantage for a smaller individual to control and subdue a much larger foe. Not only does this martial art have significant benefits when it comes to self defense, it also has an incredible cardiovascular benefit. It is estimated that a moderate training session can burn 4 calories per pound per hour. For a person that weighs 150 lbs, that would burn 600 calories in only one hour. Of course, as intensity increases so does the amount of calories burned. For a great workout and learning how to defend yourself, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a great choice.
High-Fat Diets Could Reduce the Brain’s Ability to Regulate Food Intake
Thursday, January 26, 2023
When high-fat and high-calorie foods are consumed regularly, our brain’s ability to regulate hunger cues, and calorie intake gets reduced. A new study has shown evidence of how continuously eating a fatty diet seems to disrupt the neurological pathway between the brain and the gut.
The cells in charge of signaling the brain when we’ve had enough food are called astrocytes. According to new research published in The Journal of Physiology, calorie intake is regulated in the short term by astrocytes (large star-shaped cells in the brain that regulate many different functions of neurons in the brain). Astrocytes also control the signaling pathway between the brain and the gut, a path that can get interrupted by high calorie diets.
