8 Possible Causes Of Weight Gain In Women

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If you think that you are getting fat due to poor eating habits and lack of exercise, you are wrong. They are not the only factors that seem to affect your weight. Health experts say that the reason behind your weight gain can be stress, depression or even insufficient vitamin D.

Let us discuss the possible reasons that are hindering your weight loss process.

1) Chronic stress

When you live with stress, anxiety and grief, it makes your body produce a hormone called cortisol in excessive quantity. Cortisol makes your body store fat, chiefly around the waist. Weight gain due to stress leads to serious health issues. Now stress is very much there is every body’s life. The way out is to try to do activities that help in bringing the levels stress down. One such activity is Yoga. Practicing Yoga will help you a lot in getting rid of stress and anxiety. Try to squeeze it in your daily routine.

2) Cushing’s syndrome

Cushing’s syndrome is also called hypercortisolism which is a condition that occurs when the adrenal glands produce excess of the hormone cortisol. This results in fat build-up in the face, abdomen and upper back. Cushing’s syndrome can be a side-effect of some medicines.

3) Hypothyroidism

The thyroid secretes a hormone that is essential for the burning of stored fat. If your thyroid happens to be under active, the body may be unable to produce enough thyroid hormone to help in burning stored fat. As a result of this, your metabolism will slow down and you will start storing more fat than you burn and this will happen more if you are not physically active.

4) Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

PCOS is disease that occurs due to hormonal imbalance and it affects more than 5 million women all over the globe. The common symptoms of PCOS are irregular menstrual bleeding, too much facial hair, acne, thinning hair, difficulty in getting pregnant and excessive weight gain that is not caused by eating too much. Read more about PCOS here!

5) Syndrome X

Syndrome X is also called insulin resistance or hyperinsulinemia (high levels of insulin), this syndrome is directly related to weight gain. Syndrome X is a cluster of health conditions that have their roots in insulin resistance. When the body gets resistant to insulin, the other metabolism controlling hormones don’t seem to work too.

6) Depression

A lot of people tend to indulge in emotional eating. They find their comfort in food. Whenever they face emotional distress they turn to their comfort food to get at ease. This results in weight gain.

7) Hormonal changes faced by women

Hormonal changes occur in a woman during 3 different life stages and they are puberty, pregnancy and menopause. It is during these stages that a woman gains weight.

8) Lack of vitamin D

Brain’s receptors need vitamin D to keep hunger and cravings in control, as well as to increase the levels of the hormone serotonin (mood-elevating hormone). It makes the body capable of absorbing other weight loss nutrients like calcium. Lack of calcium can increase the enzyme that is known to convert calories to fat. When you fuel the body with sufficient vitamin D, your body enters the fat burning stage and can speed weight loss by 70%!

So, you need to keep the above factors in mind also if you happen to be gaining excessive weight. Seek medical help.

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