I hate stress. And I'm a mental case, so I don't handle it very well. Lots of junk food, yelling at people, and watching Planes, Trains and Automobiles on loop.
Stress can wreak havoc on your body. Common symptoms of chronic stress include headache, insomnia, depression, high blood pressure, irritability, and I've always thought weight-gain was a risk too.
But a new study says stress has only a minor impact on weight-gain.
For the study, published in the journal Obesity, scientists examined data from 32 previous studies on bodyweight and stress, and discovered the majority of research revealed no association between people's stress levels and their weight-gain several years later.
Researchers assessed studies conducted between the 1990s and 2000s that examined individuals stress levels in relationship to weight-gain.
Among the studies, 69% found no clear association between stress levels and weight gain, 25% linked high stress levels to increased weight-gain, and 6% showed stress was related to less weight gain over time.
After pooling all the studies together, only a modest relationship was found between overall stress and weight-gain. But the researchers say the effect of stress on weight could vary from person to person, especially when considering different types of stress; such as work stress, compared to life stress.
To me, it's a personality thing. Some people are just unflappable. I'm high-strung and jumpy, but my brother is cool as a cucumber. Although, he ate his boogers as a kid, so I'm still better!
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