High 6-year hair cortisol concentration tied to larger fat measures in childhood
Higher hair cortisol concentration (HCC) at 6 years correlates with higher body mass index (BMI), fat mass index, liver fat fraction, and increased risks of overweight and nonalcohol fatty liver disease (NAFLD) at 10 years, a study has found. Only the associations for liver fat fraction and NAFLD are independent of fat mass index at 6 years.