Do you think your mental condition could affect how much fat your store?

[jennifer_bloom]

I was at the buffet today and secretly watching the skinny people to learn what in their diet makes them skinny, and what I found strange is the skinny white people ate salad. While the skinny Asians ate pork ribs, breaded desserts, dumplings etc… Some of these super skinny Chinese people ate a meal that was 90% breaded foods, some of them had pork ribs, some of them ate over 3000 calories of fried foods, which led me to think, that your mental health, and emotional make up might impact how your body processes and digests food.

For example, a psychiatrist says 85% of obese people experienced traumatic abuse by care givers when they were children. There is evidence that women who are kissed daily, lose weight 40% quicker than other people. And some doctors say you are 40% more likely to have insulin resistance when you are lonely. You are also 50% more likely to be skinny in high school if you do volunteer work to help others, then people who do not do unpaid work to make the world a better place to live in.

[ohsheeT]

Your mental effect affects every part of your body. Everything is tied together if one thing starts slipping up everything starts slipping up. We are a work of art, we are pure machinery. And everything has to work hand in hand so yes, your clarity has to be there. Every part of your body has to be there. Your mind has to be there and if you don't think it is start communicating to yourself and make it better start talking to yourself. Don't lie to yourself whatever you do. Be honest with yourself and get it figured out. Because your body can heal itself.\n You have to be on the right frequency with the right frame of mind and attitude and you cannot lie to yourself.

[Master_Debator]

I've heard theories like cortisol (stress hormone) causing belly fat, then the belly fat causes more cortisol, and it can become a run away train until you have a beer belly as a man or a belly that sticks out further than your tiddies as a woman.

But you know what I think is a good fight against stress... lift some weights.

[RandomGirl42]

Yes. There have been quite a few studies on this. https://news.yale.edu/2000/09/22/stress-may-cause-excess-abdominal-fat-otherwise-slender-women-study-conducted-yale-shows

[RandomGirl42]

Ty for the MHO 😊

[BonzoInBitburg]

My wife and I are in the process of moving from Canada to SE Asia. When I'm there all my stress goes away. I eat way more there and I always lose weight. Part of it is there's a lot less processed food and it's much fresher but I don't have to watch what I eat and worry about gaining weight when I'm there. I believe being happy and stress free reduces obesity. There are studies that show a 20 minute walk outside is the most time efficient way to lose weight because exorcise and being outside reduce stress as much as they burn calories.

[Xawyx-2]

There is something to it... depression can cause high cholesterol and some other disorders.

[exitseven]

no it is your level of activity and what you eat.

[AngryCarl3]

Yes, it absolutely can.