We all reached a bar of chocolate or pack of chips after a difficult day.
But our preference for a snack while feeling is the addition of many thousands of extra calories to our diet has revealed a poll.
A quarter of the British that were questioned in the survey said they would describe themselves as an emotional eater – admitted that they would eat 28,672 ‘comfort calories’ per month or 344,064 a year.
Almost nine in ten of the respondents said they had eaten food from boredom or sorrow, even though they were not hungry. Many said they felt guilty as a result.
78 percent, however, said that they reduced the amount they wanted to eat because they were sensitive to weight gain. The most popular emotional snacks were bags of chips, chocolate bars, cookies, bananas, buttered toast and instant noodles.
Nuts, cheese, sausage rolls and handsome were also common snacks that were chosen to give us an emotional boost.
Somewhat depressing four in ten out of 20,000 participants surveyed food as their only real pleasure in life.
Psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman said: ‘Emotional food is deeply rooted in how we grew up.
A quarter of the British that were questioned in the survey said they would describe themselves as emotional eaters – admit that they eat 28,672 ‘comfort calories’ per month, or 344,064 a year
‘Many of us received treats as a reward to be good or to calmly calm down when we were upset, so food becomes more than just fuel; It is a source of emotional comfort. ‘
She said that recognizing the pattern was the first step to replace habits with something that “really emotionally feeds us.”
“Real change starts with kindness, with treating yourself as someone you care about, even if you are struggling,” Dr. Game man.
“That shift in perspective is what helps to break the cycle.”
Dr. Babak Ashrafi from SuperDrug Online Doctor, who commissioned the survey, said: “With the latest government statistics that are six in ten of us, are obese or overweight, it seems that many British have to break through the cycle of emotional food.”
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