Overview of the metabolic effects induced by chronic psychosocial stress and individual housing.

<p>The graph shows variation (versus the mean value of the control group-housed mice) for body weight changes, food intake and total visceral adipose fat mass weight, under standard or high fat diet. Individual housing (Ind) determined negative or positive energy balance depending on the diet being standard or high fat diet respectively. Dominance (Dom) determined a similar negative energy balance with both standard and high fat diet. Subordination (Sub) determined similar positive energy balance with both diets. However, body weight gain and feeding were similarly affected under standard and high fat diets while visceral fat pad mass increased with high fat diet only.