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13 Surprising Medical Conditions That Can Cause Weight Gain or Loss


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6. Cushing syndrome

This disorder occurs when your body makes too much of the hormone cortisol over a long period of time, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Although cortisol is notorious for driving up your stress, this hormone has other tasks on its docket, including regulating the way you metabolize food, the Mayo Clinic says. So, when you produce too much of it, it can interfere with your metabolism and cause you to gain weight, Peter LePort, M.D., a bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, tells SELF.

Beyond weight gain, symptoms of Cushing syndrome include deposits of fat-based tissue at the midsection, upper back, face, and between the shoulders, stretch marks due to rapid weight gain, thinning skin prone to bruising, increased body hair, irregular or missing periods, and more, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Check out the other 12 at https://www.self.com/story/conditions-weight-gain-loss

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