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calories and emotions

Sienna555
Sienna555 Posts: 26 Member
edited February 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone know if getting angry burns more calories than other emotions? In other words, if you are sedentary and angry are you burning more calories than if you were just sitting there happily?

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  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    Unless emotions create a calorie deficiency then the answer is no. LOL!
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Uh..gonna say no.
    I'd prob recommend curbing anger though...stress isn't fun!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Not really....and you're also raising cortisol levels so that sucks too....
  • 1ZenGirl
    1ZenGirl Posts: 432 Member
    Anger/stress increases cortisol so my guess is no
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