How does stress, and cortisol increase the amount of visceral fat? does it make you eat more, alsoadds sub. fat, or it makes you gain it around organs?

Not that simple: Stress and steroids causes weight gain but you can't direct the fat to the areas it will go.Our body makes cortisol (steroids) when under stress causing many reactions to occur. Eating fried foods, fatty foods and not exercising causes weight gain that will distribute itself throughout your body and go to areas around your vital organs and under your skin. So you will lose your shape ; health