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Stress affects fat storage on a body. Both the person who looses their appetite when experiencing stress and the person who over-eats when stressed, will still store fat around the middle.
The hormone cortisol is responsible for this happening. When cortisol is released by stress, the body responds by protecting vital organs. In times of food scarcity, the body will respond in the same why.
What happens when fat is stored in the middle:
- Energy is stored
- Vital organs are protected
- Fat is readily available to burn
Stress can trigger over-eating and then there is more fat to store. When a person under stress releases adrenaline, which is a strong appetite suppressant, the body becomes deficient and to protect itself will start to store fat around the vital organs.
Exercise is a more valuable component in weight loss for people who lead stressful lives. Exercise will provide the duel benefit of burning calories and reducing stress. During exercise, a hormone is released that relaxes and gives a feeling of wellbeing. Simply having an effective way to deal with stress in a healthy way may be the boost you need on the road to reach optimal weight.
Tags: cortisol, exercise, fat storage, Weight loss
Reducing calories will help you drop some pounds, but it’ll take exercise and stress reduction to get rid of inches around that tummy. The Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s study has shown that combining exercise with diet, that the fat cells are actually reduced in the stomach area, when weight loss is combined with exercise. To get that flatter stomach that most women and men strive for, besides exercising, stress must also be reduced. Cortisol is a brain chemical that is released during stress. It triggers the appetite. The calories consumed during stress tend to be stored as fat in the stomach area.