Posted by Krissy P on March 26, 2003, at 17:55:48
In reply to Re: Hormones, posted by leeran on March 26, 2003, at 16:20:37
Hi, that cortisol thing is interesting. I've heard of Cushing's and I know PCOS does the thick middle thing too.
*sigh*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lil Jimi - reminds me of Purple Haze - which reminds me of the state of affairs in and around my gray matter now and then.
Re: thickened middles. When we're under stress our bodies produce cortisol.
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Cortisol affects fat distribution by causing fat to be stored centrally—around the organs. Cortisol exposure can increase visceral fat—the fat surrounding the organs—in animals. People with diseases associated with extreme exposure to cortisol, such as severe recurrent depression and Cushing’s disease also have excessive amounts of visceral fat.
"Everyone is exposed to stress, but some people may secrete more cortisol than others, and may secrete cortisol each time they face the same stressor," Epel adds. "We predicted that reacting to the same stressors consistently by secreting cortisol would be related to greater visceral fat."
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