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Date Posted: 08:29:38 05/25/02 Sat
Author: Sherry
Subject: Stress

I don't know if this is at all true, but if it is, it might explain why I am able to lose weight other places, but not around the middle.

Read this on Netscape website today.

"Our Fat Bellies Are Caused By
WHAT?

By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor
Stress. It's bad enough that some of us
feel stress. Now a study from Swedish
researchers says long-term stress can
make people fat. Stress is a disruption of
the human nervous system, and such
disruptions can concentrate fat around
the abdomen. Not only does this force
you to buy bigger clothing, but also it can
spell health dangers with increased risks
for diabetes and heart problems. The
study, conducted by researchers at the
university hospital in the Swedish city of
Gothenburg, examined 50 overweight,
middle-aged men. Blame it on our
stone-age ancestors. It's all their fault that
we get fat when we are stressed. "The
stress system has developed to deal with
periods of brief stress for stone-age man
preparing for battle or flight. But in
today's civilized world, stress is different.
One does not beat up the boss or run
away from the mortgage institute,"
physician Thomas Ljung, who led the
study, told Reuters.

Here's what happens: When we're under
stress, our bodies create a surplus of a
hormone that stimulates a fat-gathering
enzyme. That enzyme is more easily
taken up by our tummies than by any
other parts of our body. If we're under
stress for a long period of time, the
hormone surplus decreases, but the fat
remains--particularly around the bellies
of middle-aged men. "Positive stress, a
quick rush of adrenaline, is only good for
the body. It is the long-term negative
stress than can lead to serious health
problems," Ljung told Reuters. And
women can have the same problem, too,
he warned. "

Well how's that for news? Haven't we all felt the need to eat the WRONG foods particularly when we are under a lot of stress? Makes you think.

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MOST of us don't beat up the boss lol... no wonder those postal employees aren't overweight! (NT) -- Kel, 06:15:57 05/26/02 Sun