Traci Mann, Ph.D. heads up the Health and Eating Lab at the University of Minnesota.
When she and her colleagues heard that NASA was looking for scientists to study stress and eating among astronauts, they jumped at the chance.
The team conducted a series of research studies testing whether comfort food did in fact provide comfort. What they discovered was shocking…
“…comfort food does not provide more comfort than any other foods, or no food at all.“
The idea that comfort food does in fact provide comfort was so widely accepted that no one ever bothered to test it scientifically.
Well, Dr. Mann’s lab took it on and the results are in…
“We tell ourselves that we need or even deserve unhealthy treats when we have endured something unpleasant, or are stressed, sad or angry. But the research shows, this a flawed justification.
Even if you’ve believed in the power of comfort food your whole life, it’s time to let it go.
Comfort food is nothing more than a food you happen to want when you feel bad.”
So try this the next time you feel bad; instead of reaching for the cookies, remind yourself that they will not improve your mood beyond what would happen if you didn’t eat anything.
And in fact, by eating something that may make you feel guilty later, you are actually doing the opposite of comforting yourself.
Want to learn more? Get Dr. Mann’s book, “Secrets From the Eating Lab,” here.
XO ~Robyn
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