{"id":15985,"date":"2020-04-15T21:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T01:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.njbariatriccenter.com\/?p=15985"},"modified":"2023-10-24T16:04:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T20:04:16","slug":"stress-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njbariatriccenter.com\/stress-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress & Weight Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cStop stressing, you are going to make yourself sick!\u201d\u00a0 How many of us have heard this before? Did you ever wonder if there were any medical facts to support these words of warning? It turns out that there are. \u00a0 Stressful situations can trigger an increase in the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. Over time, these hormone increases can lead to health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.\u00a0 And, cortisol increases hunger and causes more of the calories that one consumes to be converted to fat leading to weight gain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Current stressors and emotional eating<\/b><\/p>\n

We\u2019re undergoing an unprecedented, stressful time right now because of the Coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0 We are facing challenges and worries that we\u2019ve never been confronted with before. We fear for our health and our family\u2019s health.\u00a0 We are uncertain about the economy and what this means for our own financial situations. We are stressed about homeschooling while trying to work from home.\u00a0 We are trying to keep our children occupied and sheltered from fears while they cannot go to school or see their friends. If there ever was a time when emotional eating would run rampant it is now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emotional Eating Strategies\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

When emotional eating is hard to avoid, here are some strategies to keep yourself on track:<\/span><\/p>\n