Increased salivary cortisol reliably induced by a protein-rich midday meal

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-224

  Gibson, E Leigh ^a   Checkley, Stuart ^b   Papadopoulos, Andrew ^c   Poon, Lucia ^c   Daley, Sarah ^d   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Nutrition; Protein; Saliva

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DIET; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 0032922789     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199903000-00014     Document Type: Article

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