Body weight trends and physical activity levels in cancer survivors attending the Sydney Survivorship Clinic at Concord Cancer Centre

For cortisol, repeatedmeasures analysis of variance revealed a significant time*treatment interaction (p = 0.008). Overweight/obese men responded to food intake with a significant elevation (51%) in salivary cortisol (time effect: p = 0.005) whereas lean men did not have a significant elevation (5%) of cortisol (time effect: p = 0.382). While overweight/obese men had a significant cortisol response to food intake, lean men did not. If overweight/obese men have an elevated cortisol response every time they ingest food, they may be more susceptible to the development of stressrelated disease.