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Comment: response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis to high-protein/fat and high-carbohydrate meals in women with different obesity phenotypes.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2002
Vicennati Valentina, Ceroni Luana, Gagliardi Lorenza, Gambineri Alessandra, Pasquali Renato
Abstract excerpt
Subjects with abdominal obesity are characterized by hyperactivation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Food intake, particularly at noon, is a well-known inducer of HPA axis activation. Whether obese subjects present an abnormal response to meals containing different macronutrient proportions is at present unknown. Therefore, this study was carried out to investigate the effect of a...
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