The Real Reason Why You’ve Lost Your Butt and Gained a Belly

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In this article, we’ll discuss the real reason why you’ve lost your butt but gained a belly.

Short answer is EXCESSIVE CORTISOL.

Understanding cortisol

Excessive cortisol can break down the quadriceps muscles and the gluteus maximus.

Here’s a disclaimer, I’m not trying to diagnose you with any cortisol-related condition (Cushing’s syndrome) because no one just wakes up one day with Cushing’s syndrome. Note that Cushing’s syndrome is basically a high level of cortisol, and it happens gradually. A person can have a slight version of Cushing’s syndrome but not the full-blown condition just because of high cortisol.

Note that cortisol is a stress and survival hormone, so what it tends to do is keep your sugar levels available, and you can use it as quick energy.

Cortisol also technically robs Peter to pay Paul by taking extra nutrients or resources from your body that you might not need and using them in another part.

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For instance, the gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the body, so apparently, it has extra…