Stress in obesity: Cause or consequence?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-10

  Foss, Brynjar ^a   Dyrstad, Sindre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS; STRESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; OBESITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79958032666     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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