ea0050p330 | Obesity and Metabolism | SFEBES2017
de Gortari Patricia
, Valdes Mariana
, Camarena Beatriz
, Hernandez-Munoz Sandra
, Falcon Elena
Chronically exposure to stress promotes in individuals high intake of foods with high content of carbohydrates and fat and may develop obesity. Stress-induced sustained elevation of glucocorticoid serum levels may be due to impaired functioning of the hypothalamic glucocorticoid receptor GR, altering the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis regulation. As a result, chronically stressed individuals are unable to respond with higher cortisol levels wh...