Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, ACT, 2617, Australia; Functional Foods and Nutrition Research (FFNR) Laboratory, University of Canberra, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, ACT, 2617, Australia; Research Institute of Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, 2617, Australia.
Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, ACT, 2617, Australia; Functional Foods and Nutrition Research (FFNR) Laboratory, University of Canberra, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, ACT, 2617, Australia; Research Institute of Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, 2617, Australia; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, 17671, Greece.
Physiol Behav. 2024 Jul 1;281:114576. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114576. Epub 2024 Apr 29.
Evidence for a key role of dysregulated autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity in maladaptive stress response/recovery and non-communicable disease development is extensive. Monitoring ANS activity via regular heart rate variability (HRV) measurement is growing in popularity in adult populations given that low HRV has been associated with ANS dysregulation, poor stress response/reactivity, increased cardiometabolic disease risk and early mortality. Although cardiometabolic disease may originate in early life, regular HRV measurement for assessing ANS activity in childhood populations, especially those consisting of children < 6 years of age, remains largely unpractised. A greater understanding of ANS activity modifiers in early life may improve analysis and interpretation of HRV measurements, thereby optimising its usefulness. Taking into consideration that HRV and ANS activity can be improved via daily engagement in physical activity (PA), this review will discuss the ANS and HRV, ANS activity modifiers, cardiometabolic disease risk factors and PA as they relate to childhood/adolescent populations (≤ 18 years old).
有大量证据表明,调节失常的自主神经系统(ANS)活动在适应不良的应激反应/恢复和非传染性疾病发展中起着关键作用。鉴于低心率变异性(HRV)与 ANS 调节失常、应激反应/反应性差、增加心血管代谢疾病风险和早逝有关,通过定期测量 HRV 来监测 ANS 活动在成年人群中越来越受欢迎。尽管心血管代谢疾病可能起源于生命早期,但在儿童人群中(尤其是 6 岁以下的儿童),定期测量 HRV 以评估 ANS 活动的做法在很大程度上尚未得到实践。更好地了解生命早期 ANS 活动调节剂可能会改善 HRV 测量的分析和解释,从而优化其有用性。考虑到 HRV 和 ANS 活动可以通过每天进行身体活动(PA)来改善,本综述将讨论 ANS 和 HRV、ANS 活动调节剂、心血管代谢疾病风险因素以及与儿童/青少年人群(≤ 18 岁)相关的 PA。