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Dataset for: Effects of glucose intake on stress reactivity in young, healthy men

Author(s) / Creator(s)

von Dawans, Bernadette
Zimmer, Patrick
Domes, Gregor

Abstract / Description

Dataset for: Bernadette von Dawans, Patrick Zimmer, Gregor Domes (2020). Effects of glucose intake on stress reactivity in young, healthy men. In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105062
The psychobiological stress response has a broad impact on energy metabolism, while the availability of energy may, in turn, affect the stress response. Specifically, a reduced cortisol response has been found after 8-11 hours of fasting, while glucose intake has led to an increase in cortisol reactivity. We compared the effects of standardized glucose or artificial sweetener drinks, as well as water, ingested prior to a physical (cold pressor test, CPT) or a psychosocial stressor (Trier Social Stress Test, TSST) after four hours of fasting. Healthy male subjects (N = 151) were randomized to one of six groups (either glucose, sweetener or water group and stress induction with the CPT or TSST). Thirty minutes after ingestion, participants were exposed to the stressor. Repeated measures of the subjective stress response, salivary cortisol and alpha amylase as well as continuous heart rate recordings were taken to capture the psychobiological stress response. Capillary blood glucose levels were measured four times. We found significant psychobiological stress responses for all variables and both stressors, but significantly stronger responses for the TSST. Moreover, we found a significant but small effect for a slightly stronger cortisol response to stress after glucose ingestion, which is presumably driven by a more pronounced effect in the TSST compared to the CPT condition. Responder rates did not differ for the three conditions in either the TSST or in the CPT. Our results demonstrate that even after a short fasting timeframe of four hours, higher glucose availability results in slightly higher cortisol stress responses in men.

Keyword(s)

stress cortisol energy metabolism glucose fasting TSST CPT

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Date of first publication

2020-11-20

Publisher

PsychArchives

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Citation

Von Dawans, B., Zimmer, P., & Domes, G. (2020). Dataset for: Effects of glucose intake on stress reactivity in young, healthy men [Data set]. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4366
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    von Dawans, Bernadette
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Zimmer, Patrick
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Domes, Gregor
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2020-11-20T08:37:17Z
  • Made available on
    2020-11-20T08:37:17Z
  • Date of first publication
    2020-11-20
  • Abstract / Description
    Dataset for: Bernadette von Dawans, Patrick Zimmer, Gregor Domes (2020). Effects of glucose intake on stress reactivity in young, healthy men. In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105062
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  • Abstract / Description
    The psychobiological stress response has a broad impact on energy metabolism, while the availability of energy may, in turn, affect the stress response. Specifically, a reduced cortisol response has been found after 8-11 hours of fasting, while glucose intake has led to an increase in cortisol reactivity. We compared the effects of standardized glucose or artificial sweetener drinks, as well as water, ingested prior to a physical (cold pressor test, CPT) or a psychosocial stressor (Trier Social Stress Test, TSST) after four hours of fasting. Healthy male subjects (N = 151) were randomized to one of six groups (either glucose, sweetener or water group and stress induction with the CPT or TSST). Thirty minutes after ingestion, participants were exposed to the stressor. Repeated measures of the subjective stress response, salivary cortisol and alpha amylase as well as continuous heart rate recordings were taken to capture the psychobiological stress response. Capillary blood glucose levels were measured four times. We found significant psychobiological stress responses for all variables and both stressors, but significantly stronger responses for the TSST. Moreover, we found a significant but small effect for a slightly stronger cortisol response to stress after glucose ingestion, which is presumably driven by a more pronounced effect in the TSST compared to the CPT condition. Responder rates did not differ for the three conditions in either the TSST or in the CPT. Our results demonstrate that even after a short fasting timeframe of four hours, higher glucose availability results in slightly higher cortisol stress responses in men.
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    unknown
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  • Citation
    Von Dawans, B., Zimmer, P., & Domes, G. (2020). Dataset for: Effects of glucose intake on stress reactivity in young, healthy men [Data set]. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4366
    en
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/3949
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4366
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
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  • Is referenced by
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105062
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105062
  • Keyword(s)
    stress
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  • Keyword(s)
    cortisol
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  • Keyword(s)
    energy metabolism
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  • Keyword(s)
    glucose
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  • Keyword(s)
    fasting
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  • Keyword(s)
    TSST
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  • Keyword(s)
    CPT
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Dataset for: Effects of glucose intake on stress reactivity in young, healthy men
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  • DRO type
    researchData
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