Obese children have higher stress hormone levels than normal-weight peers (EurekAlert, 18 December 2013)

19 Dec 2013


A Dutch study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has investigated whether obese children have chronically elevated levels of cortisol compared to children with a normal weight.

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