CellWell record HH-18208
["Consolatory eating" is not a myth. Stress-induced increased cortisol levels result in leptin-resistant obesity].
Björntorp P; Rössner S; Uddén J
Lakartidningen · 2001
In plain language
This review reported that stress raises food intake only when it also raises cortisol, and linked the resulting pattern of high cortisol and high leptin to abdominal obesity and greater risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
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