REAL LIFE NEWS: COMFORT EATING IS A MYTH
by Hazed
Being on the porky side myself, I am well aware of the phenomenon of comfort eating, where you reach for some chocolate when you’re feeling down. But it seems I am wrong. Experts now say that the idea of comfort eating to beat the blues is just a myth.
On the contrary, they say that feelings of sadness actually curb the desire to gorge on junk food.
A new study, carried out at the University of Miami, shows that people who were encouraged to think unhappy thoughts were actually less likely to crave chocolate or other unhealthy foods. ‘We found when people who are sad are exposed to pictures of indulgent food or words, their sadness highlights the negative consequences of indulging and encourages them to indulge less,’ said Dr Juliano Laran.
Damn. That’s one more excuse for eating too much gone!
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/12/comfort-eating-to-beat-the-blues-is-a-myth-4535905/
