Fitness Tips

Chapter 56 Don't Eat to Relieve Stress

Everyone has their own way of decompression. Some people like to relieve stress by shopping, exercising, and watching comedy; others like to relieve stress by eating.

So can eating help relieve stress?Satisfying the appetite can indeed make the body and mind feel happy. Some people say that eating chocolate makes people feel good; some people will eat ice cream, cakes and other desserts when they are depressed, and even sweat profusely tasting the spicy hot pot. Stimulated by the spicy, let the pressure find an outlet for catharsis.

Experts say that when we feel a little down, eating our favorite foods in moderation can effectively help improve our mood, but excessive amounts will cause a burden on the body.

More importantly, when we are stressed, if we use food to relieve it, it is easy to cause overeating.When the pressure is high, it is easy to vent the depressed emotions in the heart to food. At this time, it will not take into account the maintenance of body shape and health, and eat all the time, turning depression into appetite; at the same time, eating when the stomach is full of stress Generally do not chew slowly, this is to vent.This will naturally eat more, which is not conducive to weight loss in the end.Moreover, when eating to relieve stress, I am often overwhelmed by depressed emotions, and there is no standard in the choice of food. What's more, in order to vent, I often choose some greasy food that I usually don't dare to eat , Leaving weight loss behind like this can only put more pressure on the body.In addition, eating with emotions is not conducive to food absorption. The nutrients in food are not easily absorbed, and it is easy to burden the body and cause the body to gain weight.

Plus, eating doesn't relieve stress itself at all.Stress will lead to physiological changes, such as increasing the secretion of glycemic hormones and adrenaline to stimulate the sympathetic nerves, making the heart beat faster, muscles tense, and the metabolic rate increased, which also leads to increased energy consumption.Experts point out that diet is mainly to help reduce the damage caused by stress, rather than relieve stress itself by eating.

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