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Stress Eating Could Be Even Worse For Us Than We Think - Psychology Today
There's just something about being stressed that makes that juicy cheeseburger look even more delicious. We've all felt the irresistible pull of "comfort food" when stress is running high, and most of us have given into it—but science is finding more reasons why we should double our resolve to resist.
Case in point, a new animal study has found that eating more calories when stressed may result in gaining more weight than eating the same amount under less stress.
Searching for the brain mechanisms that control weight gain, researchers used a mouse model to trace the interplay of brain activity involved in stress-eating vs eating in a relatively stress-free environment, finding that high-calorie stress-eating sets off a “vicious cycle” of weight gain.
There's just something about being stressed that makes that juicy cheeseburger look even more delicious. We've all felt the irresistible pull of "comfort food" when stress is running high, and most of us have given into it—but science is finding more reasons why we should double our resolve to resist.
Case in point, a new animal study has found that eating more calories when stressed may result in gaining more weight than eating the same amount under less stress.
Searching for the brain mechanisms that control weight gain, researchers used a mouse model to trace the interplay of brain activity involved in stress-eating vs eating in a relatively stress-free environment, finding that high-calorie stress-eating sets off a “vicious cycle” of weight gain.