How Stress Tricks Your Brain Into Eating When You’re Not Hungry | Dr. Sarah Hill
Why do you eat when you’re not hungry? If you’ve ever finished dinner and found yourself back in the kitchen twenty minutes later, or stood in the pantry at 3:30 in the afternoon looking for something sweet, it may not be a willpower problem.
I’m a research psychologist, and I’ve studied health and behavior for more than 25 years. In this video, I explain why stress eating may be an old survival strategy: when life feels stressful or uncertain, your brain can read it as a sign that resources are running low, tune out your hunger and fullness cues, and push you to eat while food is around…
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