Does protein-energy malnutrition at mid-adulthood imprint long-term metabolic consequences in male rats?
Taken together, the present data suggest that the effects of dietary restriction as a stressor in adulthood are reversible with dietary rehabilitation, indicating that adulthood is not a sensitive or critical time window for metabolic programming.
The results of this study indicate that 6-weeks of endurance training can protect dendritic length and complexity suggesting a degree of resiliency to stress. This provides further evidence for supporting the inclusion of an exercise regimen for reducing the risk of PTSD.