Lifestyle behaviors and stress are risk factors for overweight and obesity in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Xinyue Guo (Author), Shaoqing Gong (Author), Ying Chen (Author), Xiaohui Hou (Author), Tong Sun (Author), Jianqiang Wen (Author), Zhiyao Wang (Author), Jingyang He (Author), Xuezhu Sun (Author), Sufang Wang (Author), Xue Feng (Author), Xiangyang Tian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Overweight and obesity have become major public health concerns worldwide. Persistent stress can activate the human hypothalamic‒pituitary‒adrenal axis (HPA) and increase the intake of "self-rewarding food", thereby raising the incidence of obesity. Health care workers...