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 If you reach for comfort foods when stress gets the better of you, there is actually a biological reason. For the first time, scientists have shown that soothing, calorie-rich foods like chocolate cake and ice cream actually keep the body from releasing stress hormones. If you’re stressed out, overeating fatty foods will actually help calm you down.
Stress is a part of daily life, and in the long run, overeating will cause more harm than good. A better tact is to figure out how to reduce the cause of your stress, and to find alternatives to eating to calm you down. A bubble bath might do the trick. Or get comfortable with a book or magazine.
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