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[The role of stress in obesity].

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Stress is known to favour weight gain. This can be explained by various physiopathological and behavioural mechanisms. Specifically, chronic stress induces a dysfunction of the sympathetic nervous system and of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis which favours obesity, and the other way around. Furthermore, stress promotes eating disorders and a decrease in physical activity. Various studies using strategies that act specifically on stress have shown benefits in terms of weight loss. It is therefore important to evaluate stress in any patient suffering from obesity and to propose a treatment adapted to the patient's needs.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Jorge C Correia, Loïck Locatelli, Catherine Hafner, Zoltan Pataky, Alain Golay

Institutions: University of Geneva, University Hospital of Geneva

Language: French

Topic: Regulation of Appetite and Obesity

Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3138168201

FWCI: 0.384

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Cited by: 3

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