Contents. 1  Similarities in the Midst of Diversity. 2  Athabascan Songs and Dances. 3  Inupiaq and St. Lawrence Island Yupik Songs and Dances.  Unangax and Sugpiaq Songs and 1  Dances. Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Songs and Dances.  Central Yup'ik and Cup'ik Songs and 1  Dances. National and Alaska Standards.
Cortisol causes other problems too. If you produce too much of it over a long period of time, it can lead to redistribution of fat stores so you store more fat in your waist and abdominal region. To add to the problem, cortisol opposes the action of insulin, thereby increasing insulin resistance.
One theory is that overweight people have elevated insulin levels, and stress-related weight gain is more likely to occur in the presence of high insulin. How much cortisol people produce in response to stress may also factor into the stressâweight gain equation.