Angry Guys More Likely to Gain Weight
And men are notoriously more hot headed, usually more so than girls, with the exception of the occasional jaded ex-girlfriend, but for guys being easily agitated may pack on the pounds.
French researchers claim the more hostile a man's attitude is, the more likely he is to have a higher body mass index (BMI) during the following two decades.
Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology scientists examined data on 6,484 men and women, ages 35 to 55, in the U.K. Using a standard scale, hostility of participants was measured at the beginning of the study and BMI's were calculated at four different points during the 19 year study.
In the beginning, hostile subjects, both men and women, had higher BMI's, with the relationship between BMI and hostility remaining the same for women, but hostility accelerating weight gain over time in men; Reuters reports.
Researchers believe hostility's link to depression, poor diet, lack of exercise and lifestyle related diseases, like heart disease and high blood pressure, for increased weight gain in hostile men.
Now, unless you're a pro-wrestler or a high school gym teacher there's no reason to blow your top. Chill out! Personally, Yoga works for me. I can go from shouting at the basketball game to chanting and meditating in an instant.
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Karate katas do it for me. I also like channeling all that negative energy into something positive (spend time with the family, build a site, etc.etc.etc.)
ReplyBMI is meaningless.
Being angry does not and cannot make you gain weight.
Excess calories make you gain weight.
ReplyFlibberdigibbet, you've apparently not been paying attention in class. Anger and stress increases cortisol production. Cortisol gives body cravings, particularly for carbohydrates. Increased carbohydrate consumption may lead to weight gain, especially for people who work at sedentary jobs. That increased weight gain and high carbohydrate consumption also almost inevitably leads to Type 2 (adult onset) diabetes. There is a direct, inescapable link between stress, anger and BMI.
ReplyWell, Lou Ferrigno (the incredible hulk - as pictured in your story above) had a BMI in the mid 30s, so it must be true!!!
ReplyOH, hang on a minute, he was only acting when he did the cranky hulk stuff. Apparently he's a mild mannered pussycat and his BMI was not an accurate un/fitness measure cause he was one of the top bodybuilders in the world at the time of being measured.
BMI is rather less accurate for extremely fit athletic types but for the general public it's not a bad ball park measure.
RE anger and weight gain, I think it's got a lot to do with natural body type too. There are some pretty nasty skinny people spitting venom around and about (maybe they are nasty cause they are starving themselves and just need an icecream to calm them down?)