Stressed people eat less

According to a new research, stressed people lose their appetite, while others in stress situations tend to eat more. The results of this study are published in the journal of the Association for Psychological Science, the so-called Psychological Science. The study proves that “munchers” ate more because of stress and less in positive situations, while “skippers” reacted in the opposite way. According to Gudrun Sproesser of the University of Konstanz, situated in Germany who is the lead researcher in this study, stress eaters should regulate their eating habits for weight gain prevention. The participants ate ice cream from both categories. The final results prove that “munchers” ate with 120 calories more, compared to “skippers”. This study has a double goal: from one hand, to help people understand the relationship between eating and stress and from the other hand, it could become a helpful tool for promoting healthy eating by practitioners and clinicians. “Our findings suggest rethinking the recommendation to regulate stress eating. Skipping food when being stressed may cause additional stress in munchers and could possibly disturb compensation across situations”, said Sproesser.