Article
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical responses to psychological stress and caffeine in men at high and low risk for hypertension.
Psychosomatic medicine - 1 Jan 2000
al'Absi M, Lovallo W R, McKey B, Sung B H, Whitsett T L, Wilson M F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study examined pituitary-adrenocortical responses to dietary doses of caffeine (3.3 mg/kg, equivalent to 2 to 3 cups of coffee), alone and combined with behavioral stress, in men at high risk versus low risk for hypertension. A randomized, double-blind, caffeine-placebo crossover...
Topics
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- Adult
- Arousal
- Blood Pressure
- Caffeine
- Cross-Over Studies
- Double-Blind Method
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hydrocortisone
- Hypertension
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
- Male
- Pituitary-Adrenal System
- Risk Factors
- Stress, Psychological