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Editorial
. 2017 Apr-Jun;11(2):1-2.

Stress-associated eating leads to obesity

Naila Rasheed  1
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Editorial

Stress-associated eating leads to obesity

Naila Rasheed. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2017 Apr-Jun.
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Figure 1
Outlines of stress-induced mechanisms to have an effect on food intake and obesity. The diagrammatic representation of the stress-induced mechanisms (left) is enlarged to show the major events occurring within the brain circuits. Red up arrows indicate increased levels or activation, whereas red down arrows indicate reduction of the processes. HPA axis: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
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