Research Explains, Stress Potentially Increases Weight

Stress illustration increases weight (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA Many people do not realize that their daily lives are filled with stress. Only weight increases without obvious factors. According to research, both are related. That stress is closely related to obesity because there is a certain mechanism in fat cells and stress hormones.

According to Mary Teruel, assistant professor of chemistry and thehiry Stanford University School of Medicine system in California, the body produces fat cells with natural processes. In the body, precursor cells or progenitors occur, namely the transition between undifferented punca cells and fully differentiable cells. This causes weight gain.

Launching Medical News Today, Monday, June 6, healthy people convert no more than 1 percent of their precursor cells into fat cells. But it will perform differentiation when triggered by a hormone called glucorrhyroid. Glukokorticoid, is a natural steroid hormone produced by the human body to relieve inflammation.

As Teruel and his colleagues explain in the study published in Cell Metabolism. A person's glucoroticaloid levels naturally go up and down throughout the day governed by the rhythm of the circadiant. But these hormones can also be driven by external stimuli, such as short-term or long-term stress.

That's why even if you sleep in a short time and eat a little but your weight continues to rise. This is triggered by gluchoroticoids that double fat cells and create new fat cells. When persistent stress, it can cause weight gain.

Stress also affects a person's daily habits. Like hours of sleep become messy to eat too quickly which can trigger other problems such as recurrence of stomach acid. Therefore, it is important for you to recognize certain experiences that trigger stress.

According to CDC research (The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 61 percent of adults in 25 countries said they had experienced adverse childhood experiences. This traumatic experience is divided into four types, namely mental illness in one or both parents, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, abuse of substances in the family, divorce from parents, homelessness, and detention of the elderly or closest family members.

Because many factors cause a person to stress, it is important to identify the trigger. After recognizing the trigger, a person can control and manage emotions so that stress is not burdensome. In the positive aspect, stress can also be useful, namely increasing innovation, productivity, and creativity. However, if you have difficulty managing stress, it is important to speak professionally in order to get recommendations accordingly.