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Stress has an important role to play in getting you that belly. A study by researchers in Yale University, found that the stress hormone cortisol had a greater effect on women with excess belly fat but who were otherwise lean than those who had more fat deposition on their hips. Exposure to stress also may lead to fat deposition in their abdominal area.

Another reason why Stress is bad for you, is Cortisol affects the distribution of fat around the internal organs, too much of fat around the organs leads to insulin resistance (which increases your chance of being a diabetic and having obesity), reduced kidney function, suppressed immune function (making you fall sick often) and low secretion of growth hormone (which regulates muscle growth).

To read more see The Truth about Belly Fat

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