Author:
Sanjay Kalra ,Ashok Kumar ,Nitin Kapoor
Abstract
The adrenal gland is a player in the Ominous Octet ofobesity, which lists eight endocrine contributors to thedevelopment of obesity. Baro-adrenal axis describes thebidirectional, multifaceted link between weighthomoeostasis and adrenal function, in health and disease.This communication lists the various ways in which adrenalfunction influences, and is impacted by, obesity.Keywords: Adrenal, Cushing’s syndrome, obesity,overweight, person centred care, pheochromocytoma,stress
Publisher
Pakistan Medical Association