KOMPAS.com – Stress has become a part of life that is difficult to avoid. When you experience stress, you may realize that your appetite changes.
There are decreased appetite, some of whose appetite increases. Especially for the latter, foods that are often targeted are generally sweet, salty, or fatty foods.
Why did this happen?
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There is a term stress eating or eating due to stress. Stress, hormones, and effects of Comfort food High fat and sugar can encourage someone to overeat.
When stressed, the body responds by releasing the hormone cortisol from the adrenal glands, reported from HealthlineFriday (1/24/2025).
Cortisol has an important role in increasing your appetite and encouraging you to eat high -calorie foods.
That is the natural way of the body to prepare for dangerous situations. However, in today’s life, stress is often not due to physical threats, but work pressure, relationships, or daily problems.
According to research from 2001, psychophysiological responses to stress can affect eating behavior and cause weight gain.
If stress lasts a long time, cortisol levels remain high and you tend to eat more, especially foods that are included Comfort food.
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Illustration How to find out the body of excess sugar?Reported from Harvard Health Publishingin the short term, stress can also inhibit appetite.
The nervous system sends a message to the adrenal glands above the kidneys to pump the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline).
Epinephrine helps trigger responses FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT The body, a physiological condition that makes appetite temporarily restrained.
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Other factors
In addition to cortisol, the hormone ghrelin, known as “hungry hormone,” also has a role.
Research shows that ghrelin increases when stress so that it encourages you to eat more.
In addition, lack of sleep, reduced physical activity, and unhealthy lifestyle when stress can also contribute to weight gain.
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