Articles Related to sympathetic activity
No Evidence for Stress-Induced Sympathetic Activity in Young Women Classified as Restrained Eaters
Obesity has been linked to autonomic dysfunction, which is thought to be one of the main contributors for hypertension, cardiac
remodelling and death. The aim of the present study was to investigate stress related changes in autonomous function in subjects at
high risk for obesity (Restrained eaters). 33 healthy women aged 18-30 years were recruited through advertisement in local newspapers.
Classification in restrained and unrestrained eaters was done according to norm tables from the German version of the Three Factor
Eating Questionnaire. Participants were exposed to the Trier Social Stress Test, a standardized laboratory stressor. As an indicator of
autonomous function the measurement of heart rate was performed. Restrained eaters did not respond with a significant increase in heart
rate after stress. The results are interpreted with respect to consequences for nutritional intake and stress coping.
Heart Rate Variability and Occupational Stress: Future Directions
Statistics across industrialised societies show that occupational stress results in social and financial costs for individuals, organisations, and economies. Occupational stress is prevalent in many different forms, for example, work intensification, dissatisfaction with current work schedules, feelings of job insecurity, more work being done at odd hours, the spread of new information and communication technologies, and long hours becoming more common.