Does stress make people fat?
No it doesn’t. If it did, then everyone who is even remotely stressed would be gaining fat. In fact, there are many people who lose weight while under stress. Some studies have shown test subjects with high cortisol levels that actually lost the most weight. Stress, in and of itself, doesn’t increase body fat. However, if stress stimulates your appetite and leads you to overeat, then the excess calories from “stress eating” can make you fat (or fatter). Cortisol Effect – Is cortisol bad for you? Cortisol is not “bad” because it’s a hormone that’s essential for life and is part of our natural stress response. There are many hormones in our bodies. When they are in the proper amounts, they help us maintain good health. On the other hand, when they are in excess or in deficiency, they have negative effects and even contribute to health problems or diseases. Cortisol is no different from this. Chronically elevated cortisol levels have a variety of negative effects on the body. Cortisol is
