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PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
Volume 223, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112995
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Autonomic function; Executive functions; Mood; Obesity; Postural control
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a 48-h fast on evoked stress, mood, and cognitive and motor functions in overweight and obese older women. Eleven women (body mass index > 25 kg/m(2)) aged 63-80 years were tested under two randomly allocated conditions: 48-h zero-calorie diet with water provided ad libitum and 48-h usual diet. Autonomic function, cortisol levels, mood state, cognitive performance, visuomotor coordination, motor speed, and balance were evaluated before and after each diet. Fasting increased (P < 0.05) cortisol levels, whereas no changes were observed in heart rate and its variability. Fasting increased (P < 0.05) fatigue, prolonged (P < 0.05) reaction time in the two-choice reaction time test and decreased (P < 0.05) the velocity vector of the center of pressure with eyes closed, whereas no changes in performance were observed in the pursuit tracking and finger tapping tests. Thus, although a 48-h fast resulted in greater hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in overweight and obese older women, autonomic nervous system activity was not affected. Fasting increased fatigue and decreased mental flexibility, but improved balance.
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