Body fat and the activity of the autonomic nervous system

A study assessed the effect of body fat levels on the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in 56 healthy men having various levels of body fat. Relationships were found between body fat percentage and ANS activity. The complexity of these relationships is discussed.(wz)

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 318; no. 17; pp. 1077 - 1083
Main Authors Peterson, H.R, Rothschild, M, Weinberg, C.R, Fell, R.D, McLeish, K.R, Pfeifer, M.A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 28.04.1988
Subjects
Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology
Adult
Autonomic Nervous System - physiopathology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure
Body fat
Body weight gain
Catecholamines - blood
Electrocardiography
Exercise physiology
Heart Rate
HOMBRES
HOMME
Humans
Hypertension
Interviews
Laboratories
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Metabolic diseases
Nervous system
Obesity
Obesity - etiology
Parasympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology
Physical fitness
Plasma
Reflex, Pupillary
SISTEMA NERVIOSO AUTONOMO
Sympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology
SYSTEME NERVEUX AUTONOME
TEJIDO ADIPOSO
TISSU ADIPEUX
Weight control
Human
Obesity
Metabolic diseases
Etiopathogenesis
Diseases of the autonomic nervous system
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Summary:A study assessed the effect of body fat levels on the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in 56 healthy men having various levels of body fat. Relationships were found between body fat percentage and ANS activity. The complexity of these relationships is discussed.(wz)
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ISSN:0028-4793
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DOI:10.1056/NEJM198804283181701