dieting

Why am I fat? High cortisol from calorie restriction.

Why am I fat? High cortisol from calorie restriction.

I came across a study called Low Calorie Dieting Increases Cortisol by Yomiyama and colleagues 2010 in the journal of the American Psychosomatic Society.

The study was looking at dieting and the effect is has on psychological and physical stress so not immediately related to Hashimoto’s but if you are struggling with your weight at all because of hypothyroidism and you are restricting calories in hopes of losing weight, this is why this study is important.