June 01, 2015
(NaturalSociety.com) Obesity has long been linked to stress. Specific types of stress can contribute to the body’s response of gaining weight as a defense mechanism. In a recent study, researchers have found that sounds of traffic could cause stress to spike to the point where the body starts ‘laying down more fat’ because it thinks it is in a crisis where food may be scarce.
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People gain weight for a variety of reasons; some conscious, others unconscious. The mismanagement of stress is one of the most common, as are inordinate levels of sustained anxiety. Just as a smoker reaches for a cigarette when under duress, other individuals reach for comfort food or alcoholic beverages.
Modern society has become well known for its various and sundry stressful environments. Some of these even overlap creating zones of extraordinarily high stress. For instance, living on a main thoroughfare which is directly under a flight path, as well as next to a railway, could have a noticeable impact – researchers say.
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