High-Protein Meal Challenge Reveals the Association Between the Salivary Cortisol Response and Metabolic Syndrome in Police Officers

摘要

Objectives: Policing is considered a high-stress occupation and officers have elevated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. To investigate a potential connection, we evaluated the association between salivary cortisol response to a high-protein meal challenge and the metabolic syndrome (MetSyn), a subclinical disorder associated with increased cardiovascular risk.