TY - JOUR AU - Jayasinghe, Sisitha U. AU - Torres, Susan J. AU - Nowson, Caryl A. AU - Tilbrook, Alan J. AU - Turner, Anne I. PY - 2014 DA - 2014/08/15 TI - Cortisol, alpha amylase, blood pressure and heart rate responses to food intake in men aged 50–70 years: importance of adiposity JO - BMC Obesity SP - 14 VL - 1 IS - 1 AB - Increased adiposity is often associated with over activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis) and the sympatho-adrenal medullary system (SAM system) and excessive activation of these pathways in response to physiological challenges may be linked with the development of diseases. We tested the hypothesis that overweight/obese men aged 50–70 years will have greater HPA axis and SAM system responses to food intake compared with age matched lean men. SN - 2052-9538 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-014-0014-4 DO - 10.1186/s40608-014-0014-4 ID - Jayasinghe2014 ER -