The Claim
In postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity, cortisol levels following dexamethasone suppression are positively associated with body weight, waist circumference, and total fat mass.
What the research says
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In postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity, higher cortisol levels after dexamethasone suppression are linked to greater body weight, larger waist circumference, and more total fat mass.
See the scientific wording
In postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity, cortisol levels after dexamethasone suppression are positively associated with body weight, waist circumference, and total fat mass, suggesting altered HPA axis feedback sensitivity in those with higher adiposity.
When the body has too much sugar in the blood for a long time, cells stop responding properly to cortisol, so the brain keeps telling the adrenal glands to make more cortisol even when there's already too much.
What the research says
1 studyEven though the women lost weight and had less body fat, their cortisol levels didn’t drop after taking the hormone-suppressing drug — meaning more body fat didn’t make their stress system harder to calm down, which is the opposite of what the claim says.
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