Seasonal affective disorder: lower or raised resting metabolic rate?
Patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) were predicted to have low resting metabolic rates (RMR). However, studies have revealed that SAD patients have significantly higher RMR values. Increased melatonin may explain it.
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D001481:Basal Metabolism; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000378:metabolism*
D008550:Melatonin