Chronic Stress May Trigger Production Of A Protein That Reduces Body’s Ability To Break Down Fat, Study Suggests.

reports that the findings of a laboratory study published in the February issue of the journal BBA Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids “may help explain how stress reduces” the “ability to lose weight.” Working with “cells and mice...researchers found that chronic stress triggers production of a protein called betatrophin.” In turn, that protein “reduces the body’s ability to break down fat.” http://consumer.healthday.com/mental-health-information-25/stress-health-news-640/stress-may-make-it-harder-to-lose-weight-706796.html