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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Wait, what? So, is this part of lifting weights?

Our skeleton is much more than a rigid scaffold for the body, says geneticist Gérard Karsenty of Columbia University. Our bones secrete a protein called osteocalcin, discovered in the 1970s, that rebuilds the skeleton. In 2007, Karsenty and colleagues discovered that this protein acts as a hormone to keep blood sugar levels in check and burn fat. Later, his group showed that the hormone is important for maintaining brain function and physical fitness, restoring memory in aged mice and boosting performance during exercise in old mice and people. The findings led Karsenty to hypothesize that animals evolved bony skeletons to escape danger.

https://www.science.org/content/article/hormone-secreted-bones-may-help-us-escape-danger

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yes, this is entry level anatomy and physiology knowledge these days.

Daily exercise is important.

[–] Dave2@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The hormone that your bone-making cells secrete to say "bone foundation is laid, bring the concrete" was hijacked by the brain through evolution god knows how many years ago to simulate the "we need to fucking go" thought and you call that entry level??

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, that's how half of your body works lol, just a jury rigged abomination of "good enough" and repurposed functions

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

And just like boots were made for walking, our body is built to function within normal parameters when it is physically fit.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Very, very important.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Guaranteed its faster to run than to seep

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Imagine bony slugs running around.