Stress May Be Linked To Obesity, Study Suggests.

reports that research suggests “long-term exposure to the stress hormone cortisol” may be linked “to increased levels of obesity and wider waists.” Investigators “collected years of hair samples of about 2,500 people.” The researchers “found obese participants had significantly higher levels of cortisol...than people who were normal weight or overweight.” reports that “the release of cortisol...says” lead author Sarah Jackson, “is triggered by receptors that are densely located in visceral fat tissue, the type that surrounds our organs, which may explain its association with weight gain and loss.” http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/health/stress-weight-gain-study/