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When obese men lose weight by dieting, their body doesn’t make less cortisol overall—but because they still have some fat left, the cortisol they do have is now more concentrated relative to that fat, which might trick their body into putting fat back on, especially around the belly.
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After losing weight, these men’s bodies still made the same amount of stress hormone, but because they had less fat left, the hormone level per pound of fat went up — like having the same amount of water in a smaller cup. This might make it easier to gain belly fat back.
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