How to Stop Emotional Eating From Stress

Sources Medically Reviewed on 06/11/2022 Reviewed by Poonam Sachdev on June 11, 2022
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SOURCES:
Psychology Today: “Why Do We Eat?”
Mayo Clinic: “Weight Loss: Gain control of emotional eating," "Mood and Food: Break The Link," "Mediation: A simple, fast way to reduce stress."
Harvard Medical School: “Why stress causes people to overeat,” "“Why keep a food diary?” "“Exercising to relax.”
Weight Watchers: “Seven ways to take care of emotional eating,” "How to outsmart stress-eating.”
Reviewed by Poonam Sachdev on June 11, 2022
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