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NEGATIVE MOOD

Negative mood increases food intake, in particular 1 comfort food and chocolate craving 2
People eat in order to distract themselves from, compensate for, or cope with negative affects.3

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1 Link alla pagina dove si dice cosa sono i comfort food
2 Willner et al. 1998
3 Chua, Touyz, & Hill, 2004; O'Connor, Jones, Conner, McMillan, & Ferguson, 2008; Polivy & Herman, 1999; Wallis & Hetherington, 2004, 2009; Greeno, G. G., & Wing, R. R. (1994). Stress-induced eating. Psychological Bulletin, 115, 444–464.