Toxic stress, health and nutrition among Brazilian children in shelters

• Main Authors: Adriana César da Silveira (Author), Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite (Author), Poliana Coelho Cabral (Author), Ariclécio Cunha de Oliveira (Author), Keciany Alves de Oliveira (Author), Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Living in a shelter is an adverse experience that generates toxic stress. This situation can cause the dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and exert a negative impact on health.The aim of the present study was to determine the association between toxic stress...