Working Conditions in Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Professions.

Objective: The study aimed to describe working conditions among complementary and integrative healthcare (CIH) providers, specifically acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, midwives, and naturopathic doctors.

Methods: We used cross-sectional Occupational Information Network data (2013-2021) for five CIH occupations. We examined means and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for 10 variables that represented positive conditions, ergonomic demands, psychosocial demands, and schedule demands.

Voluntary food restriction does not affect circulating corticosterone in obesity-prone or -resistant male and female rats.

Food restriction in rodents can increase circulating corticosterone, which reflects activation of physiological stress responses. These responses affect a myriad of behaviors and physiological processes and can increase the risk of obesity. Most studies in this area have used experimenter-imposed restriction.