Inflammation as an intermediate pathway in the association between psychosocial stress and obesity

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 536-539

  Hamer, Mark ^a   Stamatakis, Emmanual ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Inflammation; Obesity; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 45149118253     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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