The multiple roles of life stress in metabolic disorders

M Kivimäki, A Bartolomucci, I Kawachi - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
The activation of stress-related neuroendocrine systems helps to maintain homeostasis, but
excessive stress can damage body functions. We review current evidence from basic …

COVID-19 self-quarantine and weight gain risk factors in adults

Z Zeigler - Current obesity reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with weight gain in
certain individuals. This review highlights the risk factors for weight gain during COVID-19 …

Dietary choices and habits during COVID-19 lockdown: experience from Poland

A Sidor, P Rzymski - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in late December 2019 in China, which
later developed into a pandemic, has forced different countries to implement strict sanitary …

Short‐chain fatty acids: microbial metabolites that alleviate stress‐induced brain–gut axis alterations

M Van de Wouw, M Boehme, JM Lyte… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Chronic (psychosocial) stress changes gut microbiota composition, as well as
inducing behavioural and physiological deficits. The microbial metabolites short‐chain fatty …

Systematic review of the effects of pandemic confinements on body weight and their determinants

MAB Khan, P Menon, R Govender… - British Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Pandemics and subsequent lifestyle restrictions such as 'lockdowns' may have unintended
consequences, including alterations in body weight. This systematic review assesses the …

Parents' perception of food insecurity and of its effects on their children in Italy six months after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak

A Dondi, E Candela, F Morigi, J Lenzi, L Pierantoni… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and
subsequent containment measures are causing an increase in food insecurity (FI) …

Stress, overeating, and obesity: Insights from human studies and preclinical models

M Razzoli, C Pearson, S Crow… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Eating disorders and obesity have become predominant in human society. Their association
to modern lifestyle, encompassing calorie-rich diets, psychological stress, and comorbidity …

The hypothalamus for whole-body physiology: from metabolism to aging

T Liu, Y Xu, CX Yi, Q Tong, D Cai - Protein & Cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Obesity and aging are two important epidemic factors for metabolic syndrome and many
other health issues, which contribute to devastating diseases such as cardiovascular …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student'sleep patterns, sexual activity, screen use, and food intake: A global survey

P Ellakany, RAA Zuñiga, M El Tantawi, B Brown… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The education sector experienced substantial impacts during the COVID-19
pandemic resulting from worldwide restrictions. Purpose To examine differences in the sleep …

Prioritized research for the prevention, treatment, and reversal of chronic disease: recommendations from the lifestyle medicine research summit

Y Vodovotz, N Barnard, FB Hu, J Jakicic… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Declining life expectancy and increasing all-cause mortality in the United States have been
associated with unhealthy behaviors, socioecological factors, and preventable disease. A …