date:Nov 21, 2014
A study published in Agricultural Research explores the neurophysiology of stress eatingthe pathways inside the brain that link stress to unhealthy eating.
The researchers asked 30 healthy female volunteers, ages 2053, to evaluate the amount of chronic stress that problems with work, relationships, or finances were causing in their lives. Then, brain scans known as functional magnetic resonance images (MRIs) were taken while each volunteer viewed photos of high-calorie foods, healthy foods, or