MULTILEVEL VARIABILITY

Mood state is associated with foods choice considering benefits that foods supply.
Different feeling and emotions may increase or decrease food intake and motivation to eat with a certain degree of variability ACROSS EMOTIONS.

Negative emotions such as ANGER, FEAR, and SADNESS may increase impulsive eating (i.e. fast and irregular eating directed at any available food). People in this mood condition eat in order to manage their emotional state. This behaviour results in consumption of junk food, but in a decreased food pleasantness.
By contrast, JOY and other positive emotions increase food pleasantness and consumption of healthy foods for long-term physical and mental benefits.

Although intense emotions in general decrease food intake, whereas low- to moderate emotions may increase food consumption, studies showed that, for instance, negative emotions can be associated with both increased and decreased motivation to eat and food intake, suggesting another source of variability.

Different mood states let foods choice change, but each person is unique in the world and you can find some variability on the relationship between you feel and what you eat rather than other people’s behavior. Different feeling and emotions influence food intake and motivation to eat with a certain degree of variability also at INDIVIDUAL LEVEL.

Some people in a bad mood may increase food intake consuming more sweet, high-fat foods, some others usually reduce food intake in response to negative emotions.

Imagine yourself in different emotional states…
Click then the alternative that best describes you

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