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Two routes from stress to illness?
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Directly through stress hormones, and through behaviour such as comfort eating.
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What is the HPA axis?
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The stress system that releases cortisol.
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What did Epel and colleagues find?
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Women who released more cortisol under stress ate more sweet food.
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What did Cohen and colleagues find?
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More reported stress, more colds after a virus, even with habits controlled.
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One protective factor against stress?
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Social support.
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