Can stress cause weight loss?

One of the many factors that are overlooked but still play a role in weight loss is stress. Several misconceptions have led people to believe that stress can cause weight loss. But in reality, it is the other way around. To understand how stress inhibits weight loss, it is important to understand how stress affects our body. 

Stress can greatly affect a person’s sleep pattern which in turn affects their hormones. Studies have shown that people who lack sleep, have higher amounts of the hormone ghrelin and lower amounts of the hormone leptin. While ghrelin is responsible to stimulate appetite and increase fat storage, leptin is responsible for hunger and fat management. This is the reason why many people suffering from stress eat more.  Under stress, the body does not know when the stressful situation will end and so it preserves energy by burning lesser calories and also stimulating to eat more. When that food you eat more is junk food, it is like inviting trouble. So it is always advisable to acknowledge and find ways to ease your stress. There is a minuscule percentage of people who can lose weight due to factors like anxiety and stress. It primarily happens for people who are stressed.

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