Stress causes so many health issues. From heart to high blood pressure and ulcers, stress can become a major cause of illness and bad health. Bad ways of coping with stress can also cause health issues. Many individuals look to cope with stress via binge eating. Over eating and eating unhealthy as a way to cope with stress can cause multiple issues for those on restricted diets or those trying to stay in shape. There are far more productive ways to cope with stress but unfortunately many turn to food when depressed or upset.
The article, “Stress eating — there are ways to cope, and change the way you think about food” by Sandra Guy looks at this unhealthy coping method. She states,
“ny rationale for coping with and overcoming unhealthy eating habits — especially over-eating high-fat, high-sugar and highly processed food as a stress reliever — requires a full-scale change of mindset, desire and behaviors, experts say. “Stress eating is poor stress management,” says Sylvia Herbozo, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychiatry and surgery and director of the Body Image and Eating Behaviors Lab at the University of Illinois-Chicago’s College of Medicine.”
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