Amygdalar Metabolic Activity Independently Associates With Progression of Visceral Adiposity

201826 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Amorina Ishai

Michael T. Osborne · Harvard University

Zahi A. Fayad · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jon T. Giles · Columbia University

Janet Lo

Abstract

These results suggest a neurobiological pathway involving the amygdala and bone marrow linking psychosocial stress to adiposity in humans. Future studies should test whether targeting this mechanism attenuates adiposity and its complications.

Topics & Keywords

Stress Responses and Cortisol Cardiac Health and Mental Health Tryptophan and brain disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 104, Issue 4, pp. 1029-1038

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-01456

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