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To find out, English researchers compared stress levels and body weight of more than 2,500 men and women over age 54 who participated in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

The study, published Thursday in the journal Obesity,looked at the levels of a stress hormone called cortisol in locks of hair gathered from participants.

The recently-elected Communist government says the 14.5% tax is aimed at making people more conscious about food choices and curbing obesity.

"This is more of a preventive measure as Kerala's food habits are changing dramatically. People are eating a lot of junk food and rejecting traditional food," says Finance Minister Thomas Isaac.

What if we told you we’d discovered the most effective weight-loss tool in the world—a weapon that works for everyone, costs just pennies a day, is available at any grocery store, requires no sweat or stress, and can be done at home, at work, or anywhere it’s convenient.

And when it came to serving customers, Becker was equally over-the-top.

“I used to cook my steak and literally let it rest in butter when I was at (restaurant) Abe & Arthur’s,” says Becker.

 “It made the steak taste ridiculously delicious, but at what price? Clogging arteries.”

Today, the former contestant on US TV show Top Chef Masters runs the kitchens at the health-conscious Little Beet chain, which plans to open a new location in New York at the end of October.