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Will Adrenal Fatigue Cause Weight Gain? Cushing's Syndrome & High Cortisol Levels – Dr. Berg

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

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How Does High Cortisol Really Help You Gain Weight?

Cortisol is a survival hormone, and it needs to release quick energy. It releases stored sugar from your liver and your muscles. And then this sugar then gets converted into fat later. So that's why you would get weight gain in the midsection. But now how does this actually work? Well, high sugar stimulates insulin. Insulin is a fat making hormone, but it also prevents the burning of fat.

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