FeelEat! Has food the upper hand?
You may find that your mood usually goes both up and down, some foods could help some absolutely not. Scientific literature gives us a direction. FeelEat app translates scientific articles and research studies findings into simple concepts and ideas from daily life, to let you discover, even if you are not familiar with scientific literature, the relationship between food you eat and your mood and feelings. Keep the following screens like a little review always with you!Introduction and History
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Which food I prefer to eat
"What's in the foods you eat can affect the chemical composition of your brain and your mood” say scientists. However, some medical practitioners are still skeptical about the ability of food in improving emotional and mental health. Some people report encouraging results after changing their dietary habits.
Have you ever choose something to eat or to drink according to how you feel?
Your motivation to eat, along with frequency and quantity, is due to variables not necessarily related to the specific nutritive value of food.
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WHAT: FOOD TO MOODIn this section foods and their effects on your mood will guide you. You will pay attention to your ability to realize your ‘‘vital goals”.
Although the precise cause-and-effect relationship between different foods and mood has yet to be fully understood, many people have found they can link eating (or not eating) certain foods with how they feel.And you? Have you ever experienced mood changes on the basis of food you have eaten?
We can recall simple examples from daily life.
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WHEN: MOOD TO FOODMost of the research on food and behavior has been focused on obesity or eating disorders, however, a variety of psychological theories have been spread on emotional eating. in 2014, showed that negative moods and positive moods may lead to preference for different types of foods.
The connection between feelings and food is clearly evident in bad mood, when we are more likely to eat carbohydrate-and fat-rich foods (COMFORT & INDULGENT FOODS), because we achieve immediately satisfaction and even psycho-physical benefits.
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Emotions and experimental studies
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Temporal construal
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Positive and bad mood
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Variability
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HOW MUCH: SOME TIPS…Significant improvement to a wide range of mental health problems can result from making changes to what we eat. Scientific literature reports improvements in mood swings, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, aggressive feelings, concentration and memory difficulties, premenstrual syndrome, psychotic episodes, insomnia, fatigue, behavioural and learning disorders.
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Everybody needs a hint
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A self-help strategy
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Reactions to dietary changes
