These are the top stress-inducing foods that can lead to stress-triggered weight gain.
Published on March 12, 2023 | 8:13 AMThere's no shortage of stressors in our lives; your boss, the traffic, the mortgage, inflation, the kids' failing grades. How about the latest conspiracy theory going around? According to the, 77% of Americans say the future of our nation is a significant source of stress. Here's another bummer to add to your stress load: simply being stressed can make you gain weight.
"If your cortisol is too high, this negatively impacts your sugar metabolism, causing you to store energy as fat; you'll gain weight around your middle," explains endocrinologistStress can lead to weight gain another way—overeating. When we are under chronic stress, we tend to crave the comfort of food, especially high carbohydrate"comfort foods" that make us feel so much better that we keep eating them.
"The worst stress-inducing foods can often lead to binge eating episodes due to the drastic rise in cortisol levels combined with an increase in insulin that occurs when we eat them," says, a sports medicine physician and surgeon in Atlanta."Eating these foods causes a surge in sugar followed by a quick drop, which can cause us to crave more sugary or processed snacks, which can cause weight gain as the body is unable to efficiently regulate its blood sugar levels.
Here are the top foods that can cause stress, leading to abdominal fat and stress-triggered weight gain. And for more expert-recommended healthy eating advice to help you prevent stress-triggered weight gain, be sure to find out which are the
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