The sympathoadrenal system, obesity and hypertension: an overview.
Obesity-related hypertension is a clinical problem of major significance. The nature of the relationship between blood pressure and body weight has not been elucidated. Recent studies suggest that insulin (and/or insulin resistance) may be involved. An hypothesis is developed, based on the relationship between dietary intake and sympathetic activity, that attributes obesity-related hypertension to sympathetic stimulation.
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Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*