...Nadine Messerli-Bürgy; Antje Horsch; Christian Schindler; Anaëlle Boichat; Susi Kriemler; Simone Munsch; Bertrand Crottet; Pedro M. Marquez-Vidal; Ayala Borghini; Jardena J. Puder Objective: Physical activity (PA) may influence acute stress reactivity in children differently depending...

...Florian Junne; Katrin Ziser; Katrin Elisabeth Giel; Kathrin Schag; Eva Skoda; Isabelle Mack; Andreas Niess; Stephan Zipfel; Martin Teufel Objective: Associations of specific types of stress with increased food intake and subsequent weight gain have been demonstrated in animal models as well...

...Susan J. Torres; Anne I. Turner; Sisitha U. Jayasinghe; John Reynolds; Caryl A. Nowson Background: To determine the effect of adiposity in males aged 50-70 years on cardiovascular responses to acute psychological stress. Methods: Lean (BMI 20-25 kg/m 2 ) (n = 21) and overweight/obese (BMI 27-35 kg...

... poorly characterized. We hypothesize that maternal insulin resistance and reduced placental glucocorticoid catabolism, leading to oxidative stress, may damage the DNA, either in its structure (telomere shortening) or in its function (via epigenetic changes), resulting in altered gene expression/repair...

... aimed to examine the association between bereavement during the first 6 years of life, as a stress indicator, and subsequent risk of overweight in school-aged children. Methods: We followed 46,401 singletons born in Denmark who underwent annual health examinations at 7–13 years of age in school...

...John R.W. Menzies; Karolina P Skibicka; Suzanne L. Dickson; Gareth Leng Neurobiological mechanisms that normally control food intake and energy expenditure can be overcome by environmental cues and by stress. Of particular importance is the influence of the mesolimbic reward pathway. In genetically...