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Emotional eating acts as a behavioral mediator linking psychological distress (depression, anxiety, stress) to increased body weight and obesity.
If you find yourself eating more when stressed or sad, recognize this as 'emotional eating.' It is a learned behavior that links mood to weight gain. To break the cycle, focus on developing non-food coping strategies for negative emotions, such as stress management techniques or therapy, rather than just restricting food intake.
Emotional eating was one behavioral mechanism among depressive symptoms and development of obesity and abdominal obesity.
Why this rating
Based on multiple cross-sectional and prospective studies, but limited by self-report bias and lack of causality in many studies.
Source
The Association of Emotional Eating with Overweight/Obesity, Depression, Anxiety/Stress, and Dietary Patterns: A Review of the Current Clinical Evidence
Antonios Dakanalis et al. · Nutrients · 2023
DOI 10.3390/nu15051173
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