Evaluation of Allostatic Load as a Marker of Chronic Stress in Children and the Importance of Excess Weight

Evaluation of Allostatic Load as a Marker of Chronic Stress in Children and the Importance of Excess Weight

Introduction: Allostatic load (AL) refers to the physiological response associated with the burden of chronic stress. Excessive weight is an important source of physiological stress that promotes a detrimental chronic low-inflammation state. In order to define a correlation between cumulative biolog...

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Main Authors: Valeria Calcaterra, Federica Vinci, Giulia Casari, Gloria Pelizzo, Annalisa de Silvestri, Mara De Amici, Riccardo Albertini, Corrado Regalbuto, Chiara Montalbano, Daniela Larizza, Hellas Cena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
allostatic load
cumulative biological dysregulation
stress
excess weight
obesity
children
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00335/full

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