Pick up one of these EMOTIONS and discover other experimental results.
WHEN & WHY: MOOD TO FOOD
e.g., Eating from cookie jar, candy bag or drown our sorrows in ice-cream
Despite the focus on obesity or eating disorders of most of the research on food and behavior, a variety of psychological theories have been spread on emotional eating1. Recent studies, in 2014, showed that
The connection between feelings and food is clearly evident in
IMMEDIATE, PRESENT, NEED, ACHIEVING, SATISFACTION, BENEFITS, ABSTRACT, FUTURE are all words that help us understanding how mood may affect foods choice. Temporal dimension plays a key role in this relationship.
Go to Temporal Construal Go to Positive and bad mood Back to emotion Back home
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1 Blackman, M.C., Kvaska, C.A. Nutrition psychology improving dietary adherence. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Sudbury, Massachusetts. 2011
2 (Gardner MP et al. Better moods for better eating?: How mood influences food choice. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2014;24(3):320–335)
1 Blackman, M.C., Kvaska, C.A. Nutrition psychology improving dietary adherence. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Sudbury, Massachusetts. 2011
2 (Gardner MP et al. Better moods for better eating?: How mood influences food choice. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2014;24(3):320–335)