Hormonal
Glucocorticoids increase the motivation (incentive salience) to eat, while insulin determines the preference for high-density (sweet/fat) foods.
Stress doesn't just make you eat more; it makes you crave high-fat, high-sugar foods more intensely. This is because stress hormones increase the 'drive' to eat, while insulin makes those specific foods taste better and feel more rewarding. To manage this, focus on stress reduction and avoiding highly palatable foods when stressed, as your brain will be biologically primed to seek them out.
The results of these experiments suggest... that B or F increases drive for calories but that insulin may exert two actions... insulin at low concentrations could increase the palatability, or hedonic effects, of lard...
Why this rating
Supported by rodent studies (ADX rats) and human observations (Cushing's patients preferring high-fat dairy).
Source
Minireview: Glucocorticoids—Food Intake, Abdominal Obesity, and Wealthy Nations in 2004
Mary F. Dallman et al. · Endocrinology · 2004
DOI 10.1210/en.2004-0037
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