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ea0090ep555 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2023

The association of cortisol secretion and body weight in overweight and obese patients

Buczyńska Angelika , Łuka Katarzyna , Duraj Ewa , Kościuszko Maria , Mierzejewski Paweł , Wiatr Aleksandra , Adamska Agnieszka , Siewko Katarzyna , Krętowski Adam , Popławska-Kita Anna

Recently, 59 percent of European adults was diagnosed with obesity or overweight according to the 2022 Regional Obesity Report presented by the World Health Organization (WHO). Thus, insight into factors implicated in overweight and obesity may have important therapeutic implications. Interestingly, increased cortisol secretion and psychosocial stress have been demonstrated to be related with body weight-dependent insulin resistance and beta cells failure. Thus, the study was ...