New Research: The Brain Eats Itself During a Marathon

New research: The brain eats itself during a marathon A study published in the research journal Nature Metabolism shows how the brain finds energy within itself during extreme stress, such as a marathon. The fact that you burn fat during a marathon is nothing new, but this study shows that the brain also looks for energy, and starts burning fats that are usually found naturally in the brain. Researchers used MRI scans to measure the amount of m…