• April 26, 2024

When you live with a stress everyday one of the sources of comfort It is usually the food , however, little is thought about how this behaviour it affects the way in which body burn more grease .

Researchers of the Ohio State University in the United States, show that an organism stressed it takes longer to burn fats and, on average per day eliminate 104 calories less than when it is without pressure.

The reason is because the stress can promote weight gain by decreasing the metabolism of the fats , Explain Janice Kiecolt-Glaser , responsible for this study.

The calories that are not lost to the day because of this condition are comparable to eating a hamburger . In addition, if they accumulate, the year could mean up to five kilos more than weight .

Relaxation, key to burn calories

Brian Baldo, a researcher at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin, confirms that the stress It affects the physical processes that favor obesity, as well as the low cost caloric and the amount of grease what burning the organism.

He adds that under this state, not only does the body unleash cravings for foods rich in grease , but prevents the burning caloric quality, which leads to storage and, consequently, to increase weight .

The pressures of current life lead to being low stress which impacts on the eating habits They take time to prepare healthy meals, set aside the time necessary to eat calmly and consume foods with little nutritional value.

Thus, Paul Lattimore, food behavior expert at John Moores University in Liverpool , suggests that people who stay in constant stress they must recognize what kind of situations cause them to overeat; Then look for alternatives to face it.

An ideal solution is to find a activity what relaxing how to give walk that will help refresh the thought and at the same time burn plus calories , says the specialist.

If one of your goals is to lose those kilos The best thing is that you start to relax, forget about stress and to have better habits in your diet.