A recent University of Florida study suggests that stress may also cause your body to produce a protein called betatrophin. Li-Jun Yang, M.D., a professor and lead investigator in the UF College of Medicine’s department of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine explains, “Betatrophin reduces the body’s ability to break down fat, underscoring a link between chronic stress and weight gain.”
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