Stress-related development of obesity and cortisol in women

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1678-1683

  Vicennati, Valentina ^a   Pasqui, Francesca ^a   Cavazza, Carla ^a   Pagotto, Uberto ^a   Pasquali, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIET; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 69749124376     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.76     Document Type: Article

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