Women who experience stressful events are more likely to be obese, say researchers
By Sally Robertson, BScNovember 15, 2017
The findings come from a preliminary study showing that women who reported traumatic lifetime events or several negative events over recent years, were more likely to be obese than women who did not report them.
Michelle Albert, director of the Center for the Study of Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease at the University of California and senior author of the study says little is known about how such events affect obesity in women. However, “we know that stress affects behavior, including whether people under- or overeat, as well as neuro-hormonal activity by in part increasing cortisol production, which is related to weight gain," she explains.
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