date:Jun 03, 2019
More than a third of us reach for comfort foods during stressful times; starchy foods and desserts are go-to foods when the going gets rough, according to a recent national survey. But as it turns out, the foods that provide quick comfort may lead to more stress in the long run.
As David Ludwig, a professor of pediatrics and nutrition at Harvard University and a researcher at Boston Children's Hospital, tells NPR, When we feel stressed we seek foods that are going to comfort us immediately, but