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Monday, August 13, 2007
Happy Folks Want Pizza, While Sad Folks Want a Cookie!
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The term “comfort food” is generally associated with sugary and fatty foods like brownies, cookies, cakes, ice cream, etc. The results of the survey conducted by Cornell Food and Brand Lab found that most people (86%) craved comfort food when they were feeling happy, some (74%) craved it when they wanted to reward themselves, and only 39% craved these foods when depressed or feeling alone. That said, studies have shown that what a person chooses to eat is highly dependent on how they feel and is not always the above mentioned foods. It seems that happy people craved more foods like pizza or steak and sad people craved the cookies and ice cream! Here are some strategies on how to have your cake and eat it too...
Renee, BS, LD/N, ACSM
Nutrition Specialist
"If you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?"
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