Why You Stress Eat and How To Stop

Food triggers both a chemical reaction and an emotional response, all to try to help you feel better and to take away your stress — but it doesn’t actually work in the long term. A psychologist explains why stress eating happens and shares recommendations for putting an end to it once and for all.

Person stress eating potato chips while working on computer.
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