Hefty Character: How Your Personality Forms Your Belly Fat

Your personality impacts many life encounters. Now comes word that it might be making you heavy then slender, then heavy again.All this goes in a cycles that increase you belly fat problem.

The Big 5 factors of personality dimensions-Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect- are related with varied patterns of weight gain and belly fat, according to researchers at the National Institute of Aging. They examined data observing over 2000 individuals for over 50 years. The reason for the study is that even though researchers proved a long time ago that personality qualities are connected with other health signals, like substance abuse, they still wanted to find the connection to body weight and belly fat. Here’s what they discovered.

Lack of Conscientiousness Pack on Belly Fat

People who have a higher degree of impulsiveness weigh 22 pounds more than those with moderate to lower degrees, on average. Impulsive people find it difficult to prepare in advance and to fighting off temptation. “An impulsive person plans to go to the gym, but then something springs up and they pursue that impulse instead.
Another predictor of having a large waistline is low agreeableness, aka antagonism. Antagonistic people mostly have stronger physiological reactions to stress, and other studies have linked higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol with fat gain. Could packing on the pounds make you pissed off? Since temperament is steady over time, researchers think personality affects weight, not the other way around.

Sad Cycle

Some people fluctuate between losing and regaining weight and belly fat. Researchers” study found that this cyclical style often happens in people both high in neuroticism and low in conscientiousness. Depression and impulsiveness, two temperamental factors that cause bad feelings, were particularly connected with weight variances.
Depressed people generally encounter shifts in desire for food, which may explain some of the roller coaster effect. And a 2009 study showed that when impulsive people limit their food intake, they’re even more likely to overeat when faced with temptation than impulsive people who aren’t going on a diet. Combined with the low conscientiousness that leads to lack of self-discipline, these qualities can be a formula for a lifetime of weight fluctuations.

Totally Slim

People with higher level of conscientiousness find it easy to sustain a healthy BMI. They are likely to be thin and maintain the same weight over time, according to the study. The reason is they have stronger self-control and are often quite aware of their weight. they are more open to new and fun ideas to stay healthy and vital.

We can all adopt a few changes to our behavior if we try to take things lightly and if we wanted to take control of our weight. Find yourself a plan and stick to it. Make sure that you set realistic goals and have fun losing weight and being healthy.

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