Noise can cause distended stomach. Why, how come?

Medical Video: The Only Way to Stop Your Stomach Making Noises

Do you live in a city, for example Jakarta? If so, maybe you should be careful because the noise around you can make you obese and have a distended stomach. How can?

Sounds above 45 decibels increase your risk of obesity

Sound pollution or noise is a form of pollution that is not visible, but causes various adverse effects on health, one of which can increase the risk of obesity. Sound pollution can come from traffic noise, vehicle noise, the sound of building construction, and other sounds that interfere with hearing.

A study conducted in Sweden involved as many as approximately 5,000 adults who live in cities and suburbs in Sweden who may be exposed to noise pollution from the sounds of traffic, trains, airplanes, and various noise that appears around his house. Some participants already have a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus in their families, while some of them are healthy and have no history of pain.

From the results of this study it is known that almost all respondents have been exposed to noise pollution or feel noise around them. It was proven by 62% of people hearing noise due to traffic noise, 22% from noise pollution from aircraft noise, and 5% from noise pollution due to the sound of trains. The three groups were exposed to noise that had decibels more than 45 dB. While only 30% of people who are not exposed to noise pollution or hear sounds that are less than 45 dB. In fact, the normal hearing threshold is 25 dB, exceeding that number can be dangerous for the health of the listener.

Noise causes greater waist circumference

In this study also found a relationship between the incidence of obesity and pollution. This is evidenced by the facts obtained. The group affected by noise pollution from traffic noise, has a waist circumference of 0.21 cm greater than that which is not exposed to pollution at all. Whereas in the group that heard the sound of trains everyday it was known to have 0.46 cm greater than normal people.

The highest is the group that often hears noise from aircraft, which turns out to have a waist circumference of 0.99 cm greater than people who are not exposed to pollution. In addition, this study also mentions that people who often hear noise above 45dB are twice as likely to be obese or distended.

What is the connection between noise with obesity or even a distended stomach?

We cannot say that sound noise is the sole cause of the incidence of distended stomachs and obesity. Distended stomach occurs due to various factors, and one of the factors that greatly affects this event is environmental factors. The relationship between noise and the risk of a distended stomach is indeed unclear. However, the researchers concluded that noise can cause stress and sleep disorders in people who are often exposed.

Loud and noisy sounds are thought to increase the hormone cortisol which will appear every time the body experiences stress. The hormone cortisol will do various things related to responding to the stress that is happening, such as increasing body fat, inhibiting the work of insulin, accelerating the body's heart rate, and making blood sugar rise. These various responses are considered to make a person at risk for obesity and a distended stomach. In addition, the hormone cortisol also indirectly increases a person's appetite by triggering the emergence of other hormones that regulate appetite.

Sleep disturbance is also considered as one of the causes of obesity that occurs in groups that are often exposed to noise. People who lack sleep are at high risk for obesity and a distended stomach. This is also stated in The American Journal of Human Biology which states that lack of sleep can make the body's metabolism not work properly, increase appetite, and increase blood pressure. In the journal it was found that people who slept less than 6 hours a day had 30% higher blood sugar levels than people who slept more than 6 hours. Sleep that is less will increase the hormone ghrelin in the body which serves to increase appetite. Not only that, people who lack sleep have more time to eat and snack at night, so it is very risky to have excessive weight.

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