Why do we eat more when we're stressed?

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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