Are you secretly stressed? Sneezing spells. Chocolate cravings. An addiction to solitaire. They could all be signs you need stress relief--now. Tune in to these six sneaky stress symptoms, and tune out the problems taking a toll on your health.(health) From: Marie Claire | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 © Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

STRESS SYMPTOM #1

You crave chocolate.

Or a plate of fries. When under pressure, your body wants high-fat, high-calorie foods because they can blunt stress, says Norman Pecoraro, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California San Francisco.

The stress hormone cortisol is what makes you crave high-fat foods. Your body stores extra fat in the abdomen, where it will be readily available for the next emergency. Once the fat's been stored, your body signals the brain to stop producing cortisol, and you feel calmer, explains Dr. Pecoraro, who helped discover ...

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