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After 90 minutes of intense aerobic exercise, levels of the hormone DHEA remain stable in soccer players who train recreationally, while cortisol levels rise temporarily.
In recreationally trained soccer players, intense aerobic exercise causes a temporary rise in cortisol but does not change the natural daily decrease in cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone levels...
In recreationally trained soccer players, 90 minutes of intense aerobic exercise leads to a temporary rise in cortisol levels in saliva at midday and late afternoon, depending on when the exercise...
When exposed to emotional stress, women show larger increases in heart rate and nervous system activation than men, even when differences in age, body weight, and stress hormone levels are taken into...
In men and women, the way cortisol levels drop after eating is different, and this difference helps explain why men and women also show different responses in blood vessel function and stress-related...
After eating a high-fat breakfast, people with higher increases in cortisol levels in the hours afterward tend to have lower blood vessel function 8 hours later, as measured by a specific test of...
After eating a high-fat breakfast, people with higher cortisol levels in the following 90 minutes tend to show larger increases in heart rate and skin conductance when recalling angry experiences,...
After eating a high-fat breakfast, women show a larger drop in cortisol levels in their saliva over 90 minutes than men, even when accounting for baseline cortisol, age, and body mass index.
In sedentary young men, doing intermittent aerobic exercise for two months is linked to losing weight, and this weight loss may be connected to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, possibly...
In sedentary young adult males, performing structured sprint intervals for two months lowers cortisol levels in the blood without changing testosterone levels.
After exercising and eating lunch, women tend to have higher cortisol levels than men, and this difference becomes larger if they consumed caffeine beforehand.
In healthy adults, doing moderate exercise by itself does not raise cortisol levels much, but when caffeine is consumed before exercise, cortisol levels rise about 40 minutes after the workout in...
Consuming caffeine before a mentally stressful task leads to a 15–20% higher increase in cortisol levels compared to taking a placebo, and this effect is similar in men and women.
In response to mental stress, men tend to have a higher peak cortisol level than women, with a 25–30% greater increase. In contrast, women tend to have a stronger cortisol response to eating a midday...
Consuming 750 mg of caffeine daily in three doses increases cortisol levels throughout the day when individuals are exposed to mental stress, physical exercise, or eating after exercise, and this...
Among pregnant people with gestational diabetes, those who eat their first meal later in the day tend to be older and less likely to have Medicaid coverage, suggesting that factors like age and...
Among pregnant people with gestational diabetes, eating meals earlier in the day is linked to lower overall nighttime blood sugar levels compared to eating later, but the amount of blood sugar drop...
For pregnant individuals with gestational diabetes, eating the first meal before 10:56 AM does not result in lower daytime blood glucose levels compared to eating later. The timing of the first meal...
For pregnant people with gestational diabetes, eating the first meal of the day before 10:56 AM is linked to a shift in the daily rhythm of blood glucose levels, causing them to rise and fall earlier...
For pregnant people with gestational diabetes, eating the first meal of the day before 10:56 AM is linked to lower blood glucose levels in the morning and during the night compared to eating later.
Prolonged exposure to the stress hormone cortisol is associated with increased levels of PD-1 on activated T cells, a marker linked to reduced T cell function, while short-term exposure does not...
Prolonged exposure to the stress hormone cortisol reduces the ability of immune cells called tumor-specific T cells to destroy cancer cells in laboratory settings, and this reduction lasts even after...
In laboratory cell cultures, prolonged exposure to the hormone cortisol increases the growth rate of certain melanoma and breast cancer cells over 72 hours, but does not alter the growth of prostate...
Prolonged exposure to normal levels of the stress hormone cortisol over several days reduces the activity and signaling molecule production of a type of immune cell called CD3+ T cells, but a short...