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Chronic stress can trigger weight gain.

16 Wednesday Jun 2021

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Because stress slows our metabolism to a crawl. A study from the University of Florida found chronic stress boosts production of betatrophin, a protein that inhibits an enzyme that breaks down fat. And that makes us burn about 14 fewer calories every hour. That may not sound like much, but do that day-in, day-out, and stress could cause you to gain 11 pounds in a year. 

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Fighting with your partner can make you gain weight!

11 Thursday Mar 2021

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A University of Delaware study found couples whose arguments became hostile had higher levels of hunger hormones. And the more aggressive couples were, the more likely they were to eat foods high in calories, sodium, and bad-for-you fats, compared to couples whose arguments got less heated. So the key to weight loss could be a couple’s counselor. You’ll figure out how to have more constructive communication, and your fighting AND hunger hormones will be less likely to spiral out-of-control. 

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Stress can make us hungry!

19 Thursday Sep 2019

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Have you ever felt hungry after an argument? Research in the journal Psychological Science found the more stress we feel, the higher our levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin! And when we’re stressed, we tend to reach for sugary, high-fat treats, which drastically raises our risk for depression and weight gain. The good news? Researchers say just KNOWING this can happen can boost our health. Because while we can’t change how our body reacts to stress, we can change the foods we have on hand. That way, you’ll be less likely to blow your diet after your next blowup argument.

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Eating red meat can make you hungrier!

29 Monday Jul 2019

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That’s new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. They found that eating foods high in iron, like red meat, increase appetite. Because iron suppresses production of leptin, the “I’m full” hormone. Leptin also slows our metabolism. And know this: Iron is the one mineral that our body can’t eliminate naturally. So, the more iron you ingest, the lower your leptin levels, and the more likely you are to overeat. So if you’re mysteriously gaining weight, try cutting back on red meat.

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Losing weight is as easy as stepping on the scale… more frequently!

04 Tuesday Jun 2019

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If you’re trying to drop pounds, weigh yourself regularly! The Obesity Society found people who weighed themselves 4 times a week lost more weight than those who weighed themselves less. Because closely monitoring your progress increases motivation. And if you notice you gained a pound or two, you can make a correction before things get out of hand. So remember, if you’re trying to lose weight – or keep it off – getting on the scale 4 times a week is the magic number.

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Night owls are more likely to gain weight than early birds.

09 Friday Nov 2018

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That’s the gist of research by the Mayo Clinic. Which found that night owls eat about 550 extra calories a day – mostly junk food between the hours of 10PM and 4AM. That’s because night owls tend to sleep about 80 minutes less per night than early birds… which messes with their hunger and “I’m full” hormones – making them more likely to overeat.

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Don’t eat after 8pm!

13 Friday Jul 2018

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We’ve heard that eating at night leads to weight gain… even if you’re not eating any more than you normally do. So why is that? According to the Autonomous University of Chile, it’s because our bodies have adapted to burn more energy during the day. So as the sun sets, our metabolism naturally slows down, helping us prepare for sleep. That means we’re not processing food as efficiently. And in a study of 5,000 people, those who ate after 8pm had waists that were two inches bigger – even though they ate the same number of calories, and had the same activity levels as those who ate earlier in the day.

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Why are you gaining weight?

15 Tuesday May 2018

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It may be because you live on a busy, noisy street! According to the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine, regular exposure to traffic noise makes us nearly 30% more likely to be overweight. And the risk is even higher if you’re not just hearing cars – but also planes overhead, trains, or road construction.
Because the noise raises our stress levels. And you know that the more cortisol that’s coursing through us, the more we tend to eat, and the more calories we store as fat.
So what can you do if you live in busy, noisy area? The researchers recommend drowning it out with soothing background music – or a white noise machine… or wearing noise-canceling headphones when you’re eating or need to focus.

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Football season can make you pack on the pounds!

13 Monday Nov 2017

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It’s not the holidays that make us gain weight……It’s football season! According to the New England Journal of Medicine – most of us only put on a pound over the holidays, on average. But football fans having pigskin pig-outs all season long put on an average of 10 pounds!

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How long do you sit at work?

16 Monday Oct 2017

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According to the Mayo Clinic, we sit for 10 hours a day. And that not only slows our metabolism to a crawl – and raises our risk for blood clots – it makes our rear-ends bigger. In fact, when we sit for too long, it causes the soft tissue in the behind to spread out in 3 directions! Imagine squishing play-doh with your palm, and you get the gist. And when the cells in your rear have all that pressure put on them, they respond by generating more lipids – also known as fat! So things get even bigger back there. To avoid getting more junk in your trunk, stand up and move every hour for at least 2 minutes.

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