Stress Eating

More Chocolate – Less Stress Eating?

We all know intuitively that chocolate can uplift mood and help you feel good temporarily. A new study at Nestlé Research Center (where else?) Lausanne, Switzerland, found that eating just over an ounce of dark chocolate daily for two weeks lowered stress hormone levels in highly stressed people (that would be us) and also partially [...]

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Stress Eating’s Evil Cousin

It’s that time of year where stress baking (stress eating’s evil cousin) can rear it’s ugly head. Stress baking may be even more insidious than stress eating itself, in that you tend to eat even more sweets and generously “share” (read “push”) them on others. The sharing part can be (of course) an innocent loving [...]

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7 Signs Of A Compulsive Eater

They say that men drink to socialize and celebrate. Women drink to cope with stress, anxiety and depression. It’s the same with food, really . . . Food has become an easy and reliable friend, a cheap source of comfort and support.

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Stress Eating Warning!

Whenever I walk into the lab to have blood work done, there is a sign that reads Unattended children will be given an expresso and a free puppy! It makes me smile whenever I see it. Even though it’s only a small, handwritten sign, the message is loud and clear! Your behavior has consequences! So [...]

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Stress Eating and Hormones

Research shows that 46% of Americans are less careful about what they eat when stress is high. People are also more likely to eat quickly and binge eat when stressed. Chemical messages governing what, when and how much you eat function less effectively when you’re under stress, making it more likely to overeat and harder [...]

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How To Handle Stressful Events Without Overeating

Stressful events create anxiety. Stress related eating occurs when the urge to eat is triggered by anxiety. Your emotional brain takes over and you experience a strong desire to eat. Anxiety and stress go together. Sometimes, it’s a build up of stressful events over time. Sometimes, it’s one big event that causes you to lose your composure. [...]

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Is Stress Eating Normal?

When you become accustomed to chronic stress conditions, tension, worry and stress eating start to seem normal. After all, stress is a shared experience and stress eating is a common response. Most people are operating with huge amounts of pressure and uncertainty.

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Why Willpower Doesn’t Work For Stress Eating

If you are trying to use willpower to control  stress eating, you are probably feeling frustrated. Applying willpower doesn’t work because the eating serves a need – a normal human need, usually for distraction, soothing or comfort. If the need goes unmet, then willpower is no match for the powerful emotions that are driving the [...]

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The Stress Eating Emotional Connection

Overeating is not a food problem. It’s a stress problem. It’s an emotional problem. It requires support. The cause of eating too much is too much stress and overwhelm. Overeating decreases when stress is reduced. The root of all addictions is the addiction to a tranquilizing activity. Eating is the first and most commonly used (and [...]

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3 Sentences That Keep You Fat

Did you know that in a study of 17,000 dieters almost all of them relapsed because of stress eating?

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