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Kappes, C.* ; Stein, R. ; Körner, A.* ; Merkenschlager, A.* ; Kiess, W.*

Stress, stress reduction and obesity in childhood and adolescence.

Horm. Res. Paediatr. 96, 88-96 (2021)
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Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence remains a great global health challenge. Stress exposure during childhood and adolescence is associated with a higher risk for obesity, yet the linkage between stress and obesity is multidimensional, and its biological and behavioral mechanisms are still not fully understood. Summary: In this literature review, we identified different types of stress exposure in children and adolescents, including first studied effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as a prolonged stress exposure and their association with obesity risk. We investigated studies on the connection of altered stress biology and behavioral pathways as well as intervention programs on stress reduction in children and adolescents with obesity. Key Messages: There is evidence that stress exposure in childhood and adolescence promotes biological and behavioral alterations that contribute to the multifactorial pathogenesis of obesity. COVID-19 related-stress presents the most current example of a negative influence on weight development in children and adolescents. However, longitudinal studies on the linkage between environmental, behavioral, and biological factors across development are few, and results are partly equivocal. Intervention programs to reduce stress in children through mindfulness might be a promising adjunctive tool in the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity that could further offer proof of concept of theoretically elaborated cause-and-effect relationships.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Review
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Schlagwörter Childhood And Adolescent Obesity ; Cortisol ; Covid-19 ; Mindfulness ; Stress ; Stress Biology; Body-mass Index; Hair Cortisol Concentrations; Sympathetic-nervous-system; Salivary Cortisol; Diurnal Cortisol; Metabolic Syndrome; Perceived Stress; Eating Behaviors; Children; Impact
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1663-2818
e-ISSN 1663-2826
Zeitschrift Hormone Research in Paediatrics
Quellenangaben Band: 96, Heft: 1, Seiten: 88-96 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Karger
Verlagsort Allschwilerstrasse 10, Ch-4009 Basel, Switzerland
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)