Researchers discover hormone behind stress eating

Have you ever heard of “nervous hunger”?

It is not uncommon for people to eat more than usual in situations of excessive stress, writes lifestyle.everyeye.it.

A recent study published in Nature Metabolism confirms the link between anxiety and weight gain, as researchers shed new light on this topic, CE Report quotes ATA.

Metabolism and anxiety are truly connected.

There is now a connection that even science confirms.

A group of Canadian researchers from McMaster University, starting from the premise that acute stress is at the root of the “fight or flight” response, have discovered how fat cells release fat into the body.

Not only that, but the secretion of a specific hormone can trigger the mechanism of anxiety within our brain.

This means that the body, when subjected to significant pressure and stress, prepares for action by activating metabolism and releasing adrenaline into the blood.

At this point, a chain reaction occurs, prompting the immune system to produce GDF15, a stress hormone in response.

This molecule activates behaviors that characterize acute stress by binding to specific receptors in the brain.