Why is it important to study stress? – Cardiometabolic health with Susanne Kuckuck – Core Concepts #4

Why does stress matter for our health? In this episode of Core Concepts, postdoctoral researcher Susanne Kuckuck (Erasmus MC) unpacks the relationship between stress and cardiometabolic health: how our hearts, our weight, and our metabolism respond to stress over time.

Susanne says: "Diamonds are made under pressure, but so are obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease". In this conversation, we cover the role cortisol has in appetite regulation, differences between short-term and long-term stress, and how the latter raises the risk for cardiometabolic disease. This is a quick dive into what you need to know about how stress shapes long-term health.

Interested in stress and cardiometabolic health? Read more here:

• Listen to the episode with Liesbeth van Rossum: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YyOFb0BRwjx5EkQDUsvo7?si=Zl5Pm9d9RkeZ5-lZvxOtXg
• Learn more about Stress in Action: https://stress-in-action.nl/

Credits:

Host: Myrte Schoenmakers

Production: Anouk Weverling

Supported by: Merel van den Berg, Camen van Klaren, Marcos Ross and Myrte Schoenmakers

Music: Marcos Ross