Why do we eat more when we're stressed?
Show notes
Picture the scene! You’ve just got home after an absolutely awful day. You had to deal with urgent deadlines at work, a long commute and bad news in your personal life. What’s more, you’ve barely had a moment to yourself.
So you’re at home, not particularly hungry, but still you open the cupboard to see chocolate, biscuits and crisps in front of you. All of a sudden you want to eat all of those snacks, no matter how calorific they might be! And it’s not necessarily because you have a particular weakness for food. That stress you were dealing with; it can genuinely affect your appetite.
What’s going on inside the body for that to be the case? Why is that tub of ice cream so much more tempting than a healthy option like carrots or broccoli? But does comfort eating actually make us feel less stressed? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!
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