Increased Cortisol Bioavailability, Abdominal Obesity, and the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Women

2005146 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

B. Gatta · Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque

Patrick Roger · Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque

Abstract

Although abdominal obesity is not very different from generalized obesity in terms of HPA function, subtle variations in HPA axis activity and reactivity are evidenced in A-BFD premenopausal obese women.

Topics & Keywords

Stress Responses and Cortisol Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Obesity Research

Volume 13, Issue 7, pp. 1157-1166

DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.137

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