Emotional Eating: Why it Happens and How to Stop
Dr. Angela Hanford
Emotional eating is when you eat to make yourself feel better rather than because you feel hungry or need nutrition. It’s using food to fill an emotional need rather than to fill your stomach. For example, someone may feel disappointed after receiving a poor review at work or have an argument with a friend and eat a couple of bowls of ice cream as an attempt to find comfort. Unfortunately eating comfort food cannot solve life’s challenges. Emotional eating is a coping mechanism that only provides a temporary fix because it doesn’t address the underlying issue. It may make you feel better in the moment, but it can’t fill the...
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