The aim of this project is to study the effects of exogenous glucocorticoid exposure on substrate metabolism, energy expenditure and correlates of circadian rhythmicity in healthy adults. The hypotheses are: Short-term high dose glucocorticoid exposure in healthy subjects disrupts: * The inherent circadian pattern of the respiratory exchange ratio and REE * Sleep quality, appetite and food intake * Clock gene expression and function in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and blood leukocytes
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Change in Sleeping RER
Timeframe: Study day 1 and 2 (7 weeks apart)
Change in TEE
Timeframe: Study day 1 and 2 (7 weeks apart)
Change in REE
Timeframe: Study day 1 and 2 (7 weeks apart)
Change in RER from fasting to feeding
Timeframe: Study day 1 and 2 (7 weeks apart)