Spoonful of Sugar May Curb Stress, Obesity
Sweets may decrease production of glucocorticoid, a stress-related hormone that has been linked to obesity and decreased immune response, researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found.
“Glucocorticoids are produced when psychological or physical stressors activate a part of the brain called the ’stress axis,’” says Yvonne Ulrich-Lai, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the […]
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