Background Several factors are known contribute to hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in
adults. However, there is less research on determinants of HCC in children and adolescents …

An increasing prevalence of early childhood adversity has reached epidemic proportions,
creating a public health crisis. Rather than focusing only on adverse childhood experiences …

Background Chronic stress during adolescence has usually been evaluated through
subjective measures, leaving aside objective measures such as hair cortisol concentrations …

Summary Background Long‐term glucocorticoids (HairGC) measured in scalp hair have
been associated with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist‐hip‐ratio …

The current body of research lacks a meta‐analysis of the relationship between hair cortisol
concentration (HCC) and anthropometry in children. Therefore, this systematic review and …

The etiopathogenesis of eating disorders (EDs) is complex and still not well understood.
Biological, psychological and environmental factors (eg childhood abuse) have all been …

BackgroundChildhood trauma is a non specific risk factor for adult eating disorders (ED),
and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis seems to mediate such a risk. Here we …

Leptin is essential for the control of energy homeostasis and eating behaviour. We
investigated potential associations between serum leptin levels and food addiction in …

Objective: To perform a systematic review of the literature for scientific evidence of possible
differences in cortisol concentrations in adolescents with eating disorders. Source of data …

Discrimination, poverty, and other aspects of the minority experience produce stress
associated with health disparities. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, a …