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Dr. Elissa Epel: Control Stress for Healthy Eating, Metabolism & Aging

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The Link Between Stress and Weight Gain

Chronic stress can lead to weight gain in the intra abdominal area./nRepeated bouts of stress cause craving for high fat, high sugar, and high salt foods./nStudies on rats and humans reveal a correlation between stress and weight gain./nMice develop binge eating and metabolic syndrome when given Oreos under chronic stress./nAbdominal fat is a good immediate source of energy during stress.

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