PSYCHOLOGY OF EATING HABITS
Author: Ola Thomas | Category: Diet & Nutrition
Overeating occurs in response to stress
When you are stressed, you cannot digest food normally, function normally, and your metabolism slows down. These phenomena cause stress hormones – cortisol, adrenaline, norepinephrine. They do not promote digestion, but mobilize the body and force it to keep the muscles in good shape. In response to stress, you begin to overeat – this is one way to calm down and get hormones of pleasure. (more…)
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