Do Beta Blockers Cause Weight Gain?
As already mentioned, beta blockers decrease the rate of heart beat, and hence blood pressure. Availability of lower amounts of blood to the body means decrease in the availability of nutrients and oxygen to all the body cells. They also increase the oxidation of proteins. All these factors collectively results in the reduction of the rate of metabolism. A slow metabolism further leads to decrease in the consumption of calories. This is the first way that describes how beta blockers and weight gain are related to each other. As per studies, beta blockers cause a reduction in energy expenditure by 4-9%. This raises the percentage of weight gain by almost 11% in the patient who are on long term prescription of beta blockers. Fat cells have beta receptors on their surfaces. The beta receptors play an important role in the metabolism of fat. Beta blockers block these beta receptors and interfere with the fat cells’ metabolic activities. Thus, the long term intake of beta blockers cause acc
