Description
This online webinar aimed primarily at health professionals in the diet and health space introduced the concept of comfort- or emotional-eating, and its relationship to stress and individual vulnerability. It provided a critical evaluation of evidence linking comfort eating to energy-dense food choices and weight gain. Potential mechanistic pathways at both behavioural, brain and neuroendocrine levels were described. Suggestions for screening for susceptibility to comfort eating and ways to mitigate against its likely impact on dietary health and weight management were discussed.Estimated audience numbers (if applicable)
50| Period | 3 Feb 2025 |
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| Held at | Nutritank CIC, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- Diet
- Comfort eating
- Stress
- weight management
- Obesity
- Emotions
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Research output
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Is comfort food actually comforting for emotional eaters? A (moderated) mediation analysis
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Oxytocin reduces post-stress sweet snack intake in women without attenuating salivary cortisol
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The psychobiology of comfort eating: Implications for neuropharmacological interventions
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review