One of the common causes of belly fat accumulation is cortisol.
The stress hormone can influence carbohydrate metabolism, which provokes an increase in glucose and then insulin.
As a result, a person can exhaust himself with long workouts, but still not remove belly fat.
This statement was made by endocrinologist Ekaterina Yang, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta .
The doctor noted that cortisol can be produced during fasting and hypoglycemia.
Therefore, if a person has difficulty falling asleep, is in stressful circumstances, and often wakes up at night, then low-carb diets should be abandoned.
Your diet should include healthy carbohydrates to improve sleep and reduce fluctuations in cortisol levels.
As Young explained, this is important because the quality of sleep also affects weight.
The doctor recommended eating seasonal root vegetables. She also emphasized that the diet should be balanced in terms of protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
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