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on Stress Eating

The Consistency Project
The Consistency Project
on Stress Eating
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The soundbyte summary: Whether we stress eat often hinges on 1) the type of stress; & 2) our food environment.
The Consistency Project
The Consistency Project
on Stress Eating
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Topics include:

Defining stress eating and the reasons why we eat
How the type of stress and available foods change our eating behaviors
Why processed foods are so appealing
The relationship between stress (cortisol) and weight gain
Strategies to control stress eating

Referenced Articles

American Psychological Association (APA), 2021. Stress in America Report.  
Ans et al., 2018. Stress stimulates appetite when high-calorie/palatable foods are around
Bazhan and Zelena, 2013. Stress without a high-calorie input does not result in obesity.
Konttinen, 2020. Emotional eating and obesity in adults
Lemmens et al., 2011. Stress induces eating in the absence of hunger.
Yau & Potenza, 2013. Stress and eating behaviors.

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