This week's big news was that people who are highly stressed not only drink, but have a harder time kicking the habit.
Researchers at the University of Liverpool found (surprise!) that alcoholics have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol. For those who have stopped drinking, high cortisol levels make it harder to stay sober.
On a related note, cortisol can also make you fat, whether or not you drink. So besides the fructose, the super-sized portions, the bacon cheeseburgers, and our increasingly sedentary lifestyle, stress is also to blame for the obesity epidemic.
So how do you reduce cortisol? Diet, exercise, meditation ... and a nice long vacation on a tropical beach. But maybe without the pina colada.
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