Being Stressed Leads Your Brain to Crave More Comfort Foods, Study Finds

Stress combined with eating high-calorie 'comfort' food can lead to brain changes that result in more eating and increased cravings for palatable food, according to new research.

June 9, 2023 Today's top story Being Stressed Leads Your Brain to Crave More Comfort Foods, Study Finds Stress combined with eating high-calorie 'comfort' food can lead to brain changes that result in more eating and increased cravings for palatable food, according to new research. Read on       Here's How to Keep Wildfire Smoke Out of Your Home Read ON   How Former MLB Player Alex Rodriguez Learned to 'Cover His Bases' to Prevent Gum Disease Read ON   Here's the ONE Thing No One's Telling Us About Yoga Nidra Read ON   More top Reads       Staying Social with Alzheimer's: Your FAQs Find out how to stay social and maintain routines and relationships with Alzheimer's disease. LEARN MORE       Advertisement Start a custom weight loss program Noom helps you adopt healthy habits so you can lose weight and keep it off. GET STARTED

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