OBJECTIVE: Pediatric obesity commonly co-exists with emotional and behavioral disorders,
while disturbed Cortisol concentrations have been reported in both obese and chronically …

Objective Being overweight is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in children, but not all
overweight children develop metabolic syndrome. Cortisol excess from chronic …

Obesity is highly co-morbid with anxiety and/or depression in children, conditions that may
further worsen the metabolic and cardiovascular risks for obese individuals. Dysregulation of …

Introduction: This observational study explores potential links between obese children's
cortisol, and parental mental state, family functioning, and the children's symptoms of anxiety …

PURPOSE: Depression in childhood is associated with higher body mass index (BMI), a
relative measure of overweight, and overweight is associated with cortisol reactivity, indexed …

Aim The stress hormone cortisol is vital to survival, and a disturbed circadian rhythm can be
deleterious to health. However, little is known about cortisol levels in healthy children. The …

Chronic distress contributes to the development of obesity and comorbid states. Stress is the
disturbance of the complex dynamic equilibrium that all organisms must maintain, and is …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the varying
degrees of obesity and blood glucocorticoid levels in obese children and adolescents with …

Background: Obesity is a global health problem affecting all age groups. Childhood obesity,
which may cause chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and …

Background It has been unclear whether relatively high cortisol and cortisone levels are
related to overweight in childhood, parental body mass index (BMI), and family dietary …