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Obesity reduces testosterone and sperm count by disrupting brain circuits

Obesity reduces testosterone and sperm count by disrupting brain circuits

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A recent study published in The Journal of Neuroscience sheds light on how obesity can disrupt reproductive health in males by altering brain circuitry. The research used mice fed a high-fat diet to mimic human obesity and found that it caused chronic changes in brain connections. These changes led to reduced testosterone, lower sperm count, and diminished libido in the mice. The study provides evidence that obesity weakens communication between the brain circuits that control both feeding and reproduction, potentially explaining the link between obesity and reproductive issues in men. The researchers were motivated to conduct this study because while it is well-known that obesity lowers testosterone in men, which impacts various functions like muscle mass, cognition, and reproductive health, the exact mechanisms by which obesity causes these changes are not fully understood. This knowledge gap is significant because obesity-related reproductive issues are becoming increasingly common. Obese men often suffer from low testosterone levels, reduced sperm count, and poor sperm quality. This study aimed to understand how chronic obesity alters brain circuitry to produce these …

Does walking really count as a workout? Here’s what an expert trainer says

Does walking really count as a workout? Here’s what an expert trainer says

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As a dog owner and a fitness writer, I do a lot of walking. While testing out some of the best walking shoes recently, I wondered whether or not my stroll counted as a workout. My heart rate was elevated and I was breaking a sweat but I wasn’t sure I was doing enough to improve my cardio fitness. I decided to speak to NASM-certified personal trainer, Ellen Thompson, the head personal trainer at Blink Fitness NYC. Not only did I want to know if walking is technically cardio, but I wanted to find out if there was a minimum pace I needed to hit to turn my walk into a cardio workout. I’ve also seen walking workouts trending on my social media (usually on a treadmill) and wanted to get Thomson’s insight on how valuable these are. Here’s what she said. Ellen Thompson Social Links Navigation Certified trainer Ellen Thompson is the head personal trainer at Blink Fitness. She has dual NASM certifications in personal training and corrective exercise, a fitness nutrition specialist certification, …

7 Surprising Things That Count Towards A Healthy Lifestyle That We’ve Been Misunderstanding

7 Surprising Things That Count Towards A Healthy Lifestyle That We’ve Been Misunderstanding

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By this point, we’re no strangers to dieting fads, especially those of us who are now getting more into fitness and being sold every type of protein powder every time we open social media apps. However, according to Abigail Green, senior health and wellbeing physiologist at Nuffield Health, a lot of the things we’ve been told about ‘clean eating’ and dieting are actually not quite true and chances are, if you’ve been trying to eat cleaner, you’ve been misled on what your body actually needs. HuffPost UK spoke with Green to learn exactly what we do and don’t need to do to improve our health. The myths we’ve been told about food — debunked How much protein do we actually need to eat? Protein is a huge buzzword in the world of health and fitness, but how much do we actually need to eat every day? Green said: “We should be consuming anywhere from 0.8g-1.8g per Kg/BW/day. In real words, that’s for every Kilogram of your own weight, you should be consuming roughly 0.8-1.8g depending …

France Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count.

France Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count.

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France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, promised to build the Summer Olympics safely, free of the construction hazards and migrant worker abuses that tarnished soccer’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Months before the Games begin in Paris, he declared success. “We are living up to the commitments we made,” Mr. Macron said in February. Government data shows fewer than 200 injuries at Olympics sites over a four-year construction blitz. And no deaths. But inspection records and other documents show that Olympics sites have been more dangerous than organizers have let on, with some projects failing to meet basic safety standards. When undocumented immigrants are hurt on the job, workers and officials say, the injuries are often handled off the books, all but guaranteeing that they will not show up in government statistics. Even fatal accidents of laborers working legally are sometimes omitted from the Olympic count. When two workers died on a subway project that Mr. Macron’s former transportation minister called “the lifeline of the Olympics,” their deaths were not included in the Olympic total. When a …

5 Surprising Things That Count Towards Your Daily Water Intake

5 Surprising Things That Count Towards Your Daily Water Intake

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The NHS Eatwell Guide recommends that adults drink 6-8 glasses of water per day, every day. Which, in theory, seems simple enough. Across the day, just fit in these glasses of water and you’re good to go. You’re healthy, you’re inspirational, you should honestly start a wellbeing TikTok account at this point, to be honest. Often, though, it just seems impossible to fit this around a busy life and the caffeinated drinks we rely on to get us through the day. What are we supposed to do?? Stop drinking tea and coffee in the name of being more hydrated? Well, no. Because our water intake per day… Actually includes those. The food and drinks that count towards your recommended daily water intake Tea and coffee Yes! Really! If, like most of the nation, you can’t get enough of tea and coffee, rest assured that these drinks actually count towards your daily water intake. According to Web MD: “Many used to believe that they were dehydrating, but that myth has been debunked. The diuretic effect does …

Esther Mahlangu Retrospective Asks Whose Abstractions Count as Modern

Esther Mahlangu Retrospective Asks Whose Abstractions Count as Modern

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In 1989 Esther Mahlangu (b. 1935) participated in “Magiciens de la terre” at the Pompidou Center in Paris. One of the first exhibitions to mingle artists from across the globe, it remains influential—largely for the troubling issues it raised. One critic, Rasheed Araeen, pointed out the “biases of the way in which the organizers of the exhibition selected artists—searching for the ‘authentic,’ bypassing anything truly modern in Third World cultures.” Decades later, critics and curators are still grappling with the politics of inserting artists from the Global South into the citadel of modernity. Mahlangu’s retrospective, “Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting” at Iziko National Gallery in Cape Town, takes a new approach to the old question. The curator, Nontobeko Ntombela, reframes Mahlangu’s practice squarely within the modernist tradition of artists who challenge entrenched processes of making through innovation. Mahlangu’s paintings, beadwork, tapestries, and found objects fully metabolize both the traditional and the contemporary, resulting in a kind of modernism that is uniquely African. Related Articles Ndebele Abstract, 2010. Mahlangu started painting as a …

The Evolutionary Relevance of “Body Count”

The Evolutionary Relevance of “Body Count”

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Source: Ann H / Pexels A hotly debated topic in online relationship spaces is the role of sexual history (“body count”, “notches on the bedpost”) in mate choice. And while the rise of the manosphere and rapid-fire social media seems to have accelerated the discussion, people have shown an interest in the sexual history of their potential partners for some time. In fact, one of my most popular posts was on 2013 work on this exact issue – showing that people want a mate with a bit of a past but not too much, and that there’s very little evidence of a sexual double standard, despite conventional wisdom. So, why does this issue continue to generate curiosity and controversy? Is considering sexual history a fleeting cultural obsession that will fizzle out? Or does it serve some kind of function—a way of helping us reduce risk when making important relationship choices? Understanding the Obsession With Sexual History People vary in their approach to sex. Those who value sexual novelty and variety tend to pursue multiple partners, …

Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat

Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat

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HONIARA: A prominent Solomon Islands critic of China, the ousted former governor of Malaita province Daniel Suidani, has been reelected, local media reported on Friday (Apr 19), as counting continues in an election being closely watched by China, the US and Australia. The first results in national and provincial elections held in the Solomon Islands are expected to be announced on Friday, as counting continues over the weekend. The national election is the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare struck a security pact with China in 2022 and drew the Pacific Islands nation closer to Beijing, in moves that concerned the US and Australia because of the potential impact on regional security. Suidani, whose new political party U4C also ran candidates in the national election, was reelected to the Malaita provincial assembly, national broadcaster SIBC reported on Friday morning. As governor he had banned Chinese companies from Malaita, the Solomon Islands’ most populous province, and accepted US development aid before being ousted in a no confidence vote last year. Suidani has long suspected China of …

Olivier Awards: Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger win but Sunset Boulevard tops award count | Ents & Arts News

Olivier Awards: Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger win but Sunset Boulevard tops award count | Ents & Arts News

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Sunset Boulevard has dominated the Olivier Awards, winning seven of its 11 nominations at a star-studded ceremony on Sunday night. Among the musical’s triumphs were the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical awards for its leading duo Tom Francis and Nicole Scherzinger, the former Pussycat Doll and Britain’s Got Talent judge. Best Actor went to former Sherlock and Game Of Thrones actor Mark Gatiss for his role in Jack Thorne’s The Motive And The Cue. Image: Nicole Scherzinger. Pic: PA The drama, set in 1964, follows a Broadway production of Hamlet starring Richard Burton and the fiery backstage interactions between him and director John Gielgud. Succession star Sarah Snook beat fellow nominee Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker to take home Best Actress for her West End debut performance in The Picture Of Dorian Gray. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News Tap here Parker was nominated for her role in comedy Plaza Suite opposite …