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Core adrenal imbalance and your weight — References & further reading
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Gluck, M. 2006. Stress response and binge eating disorder. Appetite, 46 (1), 26–30. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16260065 (accessed 03.04.2009).
Gluck, M., et al. 2004. Cortisol stress response is positively correlated with central obesity in obese women with binge eating disorder (BED) before and after cognitive-behavioral treatment. Ann. NY Acad. Sci., 1032, 204–207. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15677411 (accessed 03.04.2009).
Pasquali, et al. 1998. Pulsatile secretion of ACTH and cortisol in premenopausal women: Effect of obesity and body fat distribution. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf.), 48 (5), 603–612. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9666872 (accessed 03.05.2009).
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Core adrenal imbalance & your weight
Original Publication Date: 04/13/2009
Last Modified: 02/16/2010
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet