Tag: cortisol
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How Stress Affects Weight Loss
Deadlines. Money issues. Relationship pressures. The deadline-driven digital world we live in has made stress an integral part of our lives. Apart from affecting mental and emotional health, stress can also affect one’s physical well being. The stress hormone, cortisol, has been linked to increased amounts of adipose tissue and can lead to weight gain. […]
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Why stress makes you fat and how you can beat it
Are you having trouble fitting into your favourite LBD (Little Black Dress) despite sweating it out at the gym? Believe it or not, stress could be the culprit. Numerous studies conducted over the past two decades have revealed that prolonged stress not only makes one prone to faster ageing, heart disease and stroke but also […]
