EMOTIONAL EATING
Table of ContentsAre you prone to a problem with 'Emotional eating'? Find your imbalances and create a diet for your Weight by taking the free weight loss quiz: AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON EMOTIONAL EATINGThe kinds of food you crave can give you clues as to what's going on internally When you eat, are you truly hungry for food? While the main function of eating is to provide fuel and sustenance for survival, eating is also an inherently emotional act. Nourishment is one the earliest experiences of receiving love and affection in a person's life. Food continues to be a focal point throughout our most cherished celebrations in life, including birthdays, weddings, holidays, and anniversaries. Food energizes the body by boosting blood sugar levels, while also providing you with a sense of comfort and ease as your nutritional needs are met. It's normal to eat emotionally a few times a year, as a form of celebration or an expression of joy. However, emotional eating becomes problematic when you become dependent on food as a frequent source of comfort. Emotional eating is always a sign of low digestive fire (agni) in Ayurveda.
Step 1: Be CuriousIf you find yourself seeking food whenever you feel distressed or uneasy, gently bring awareness to your habits. Begin by noticing the difference between true belly hunger and emotional hunger. Investigate how you are feeling each time you reach for a snack. Is your stomach growling? Does it feel empty indicating true hunger? Or are you simply looking for a way to ease your current state of distress?If you do not feel truly hungry, think about some other ways you can meet your emotional needs and regain your sense of calm, without turning to food. A stroll around your local park, calling a friend, or a short self-massage (abhyanga) will help redirect your focus away from emotional food choices. Also, be curious about the source of your emotional upset. Is it a looming work deadline making you feel under pressure? Did you have an argument with a family member last week that's still bothering you? Taking the time to reflect on and deal with emotional concerns can greatly reduce your desire to eat emotionally as you are getting to the root of the issue. Step 2: Find the Type of Foods You are CravingExamining your cravings, specifically the kinds of food you crave, can give an indication into what's going on internally. It can also serve as a good guide to help you uncover the roots of your emotional eating pattern. Think about the qualities of the foods you tend to indulge in when emotionally eating: is eating sugar an attempt to feel sweeter or more energized? Are you drawn to crunchy or spicy foods to give you a pick-me-up when you're feeling down or depressed? Do you reach for chocolate when you want more passion, or nuts when you need grounding?Step 3: Redirect"Food nourishes the body; love nourishes the soul" When you are feeling guilt ridden or ashamed because of emotional eating, it's important to remember that emotional eating is an adaptive strategy. In most cases, your body may be trying to calm itself down through the soothing medicine of food. Your body is doing the best it can to help you, which at the core is a very good, nurturing impulse. Instead of getting angry with yourself for eating emotionally, search for healthier ways to express yourself and your feelings. Exercising, journaling, or talking to a friend are all good strategies that actually help you address your emotions instead of masking them with food.
Food is supposed to energize you. Refined wheat and sugar, some of the most common foods people turn to when eating emotionally, do just the opposite. Given the dramatic side effects these foods have on the blood, they are often the cause of the very same emotions you are trying to medicate with food. If you are tired due to stress and adrenal fatigue, a sugar rush will alleviate your symptoms briefly, only to make you crash 15 minutes later. While comfort food may provide you with some relief in the short term, these ingredients keep you stuck in a cycle of emotional eating. Step 4: Eat Slowly
If you do decide to eat something for an emotional reason such as anger, sadness, upset, celebration, or joy, it is better to take the time to recognize and honor that you are eating for emotional reasons than to do so unconsciously. Try and take your time when you are eating. Enjoy the food that is providing you with comfort and support, instead of rushing through it as quickly as possible. Eating these foods at a rapid pace will likely lead to digestive discomfort like gas and bloating, as your stomach struggles to breakdown chunks of improperly chewed food. As mentioned previously, it is normal to enjoy food for comfort once in a while, but slowing down and savoring your meal will prevent mindless eating.
Follow This 7 Step Plan
If find yourself eating emotionally on a regular basis, it can start to feel like you will never be able to overcome this pattern. There are, however, many Ayurvedic tools you can use for support as you make positive change. Follow this easy 7 Step Plan to Stop Food Cravings & Overeating, whenever you have an unruly craving. Take note of which steps work best for you, and implement whenever you feel the need to eat for emotional reasons.
Conclusion
Understanding emotional eating is tricky business. On the one hand, it really does make you feel better in the moment. That piece of gooey chocolate cake or second serving of creamy pasta seem to dissolve your stress, fear, and uncertainty, at least for a while. But don't be fooled by these short term gains. In the long run, indulging in these sugar spiking foods as a coping mechanism will keep you stuck in a cycle of emotional eating, and leave you feeling worse than you did to being with.
Overcoming emotional eating can be a lengthy process, so be kind and patient with yourself throughout. Simply waking up one day and saying to yourself, "That's it, I am done with this eating behavior," generally has little to no impact. Instead, treat each time you eat emotionally as a learning experience. Ask yourself, what triggered you to eat emotionally? What foods did you go for, and why do you think you chose them? What could you do differently next time? Leave the guilt aside and begin to implement the steps above for lasting freedom from emotional eating. Images of Emotional eatingLargeARE YOU NEW TO AYURVEDA? GET THE BASICSDIET FOR IMBALANCES RELATED TO 'EMOTIONAL EATING'
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WEIGHT LOSS TIPS DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body. The information on this page is for educational purposes only and should not be used to treat a medical condition. It is not a substitute for medical care. Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine. Balance Your Body with Diet, Herbs, & Lifestyles Having These BiocharacteristicsEverything you eat has an effect on your body, which Ayurveda categorizes in a simple and easy way, using biocharacteristics (gunas). Biocharacteristics are qualities (like cold and hot) that describe the effect a food or herb has on your body. Cooling foods like cucumber, decrease metabolism. Heating foods like chili pepper, stimulate your body and increase metabolism. For 'Emotional eating', you should select foods with the following biocharacteristics. Individual results will vary, based on your body type and the root cause of your imbalance.MATCH WITH YOUR WELLNESS PROFILE
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Recipes Status UnknownTake these quizzes to find out if you have an imbalance of 'Pungent' tasteTo learn more about the symbols above, click on them. See a complete list of all biocharacteristics. APPETITE-SUPPRESSANTSuppresses hunger without causing weight gain.NERVINEBalances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.PRANAPrana is the Sanskrit word for vital life energy (Qi in Chinese Medicine, pneuma in Greek). Many herbs stimulate your energy, or improve the flow of prana through your body. Generally, prana needs to be increased in spring after a sleepy winter.HYPOLIPIDEMICScrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGARAn herb that lowers blood sugar.Joyful Belly is a recognized school of biocharacteristics medicine. AVOID ACCUMULATION IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0EMOTIONAL EATING IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0 - POTENTIAL CAUSEPotential causes increase and disturb your imbalanced doshas and biocharacteristics, causing them to accumulate and spiral out of control. For example, if you're overheated and eat a chili pepper, heat may become excessive and cause disease. As a dosha or biocharacteristic accumulates in your body according to your dietary and lifestyle habits, it is more and more likely to cause disease. You can reduce an imbalanced dosha or biocharacteristic in two ways, by removing, or lessening the frequency of aggravating causes from your diet and lifestyle, as well as by favoring balancing diet and lifestyle practices. For example, try eating something as cool as a cucumber when you're overheated, instead of a chili pepper. AGGRAVATES THESE DOSHAS & BIOCHARACTERISTICS'Emotional eating' is likely to aggravate the following doshas and biocharacteristics. If you have a systemic imbalance of one of these doshas or biocharacteristics, Ayurveda would generally recommend removing, substitute or lessen the frequency of 'Emotional eating'.Imbalance Accumulates Improper food and lifestyle causes balances to accumulate. Ayurveda shows you exactly which doshas and biocharacteristics are likely to accumulate in your body. Once these doshas and biocharacteristics accumulate too much, they will begin to cause imbalance. You can reduce an imbalanced dosha or biocharacteristic by removing things that aggravate it from your diet and lifestyle.
To learn more about the symbols above, click on them. See a complete list of all biocharacteristics. Are you prone to a problem with 'Emotional eating'? Find your imbalances and create a diet for your Weight by taking the free weight loss quiz: RELATED SYMPTOMS & HABITSThe following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Emotional eating'. See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them.Biocharacteristics of 20,626 People Reporting Emotional eatingOn average the biocharacteristics of people reporting Emotional eating were less aggravated than 77% of other symptoms. From the 20,626 people who reported Emotional eating in this research study of 74,671 individuals, average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:BIOCHARACTERISTICAVG CLIENT LEVEL %%CASES (#)#IMBALANCE Oily Sign
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90.0%
31.6% (6,512)
9,587 have Oily constitution
Heavy Sign
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90.0%
33.6% (6,932)
9,738 have Heavy constitution
Sweet Sign
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88.3%
32.0% (6,600)
9,650 have Sweet constitution
Causes Kapha
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88.1%
39.4% (8,118)
12,745 have Kapha constitution
Salty
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84.4%
26.3% (5,427)
7,179 have Salty constitution
Gooey Sign
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67.4%
22.1% (4,560)
7,069 have Gooey constitution
Sour
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43.3%
22.5% (4,633)
7,528 have Sour constitution
Hot
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38.6%
21.8% (4,506)
7,949 have Hot constitution
Difficult
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35.6%
26.9% (5,550)
8,532 have Difficult constitution
Causes Toxic
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32.6%
24.0% (4,947)
7,099 have Toxic constitution
Pungent
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32.3%
15.7% (3,235)
6,802 have Pungent constitution
Astringent
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27.1%
18.5% (3,820)
8,068 have Astringent constitution
Bitter
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25.5%
17.1% (3,517)
8,626 have Bitter constitution
Pitta
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25.5%
27.8% (5,730)
10,540 have Pitta constitution
Light
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21.2%
17.5% (3,602)
9,391 have Light constitution
Cold
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20.6%
21.0% (4,328)
8,107 have Cold constitution
Risk Factors of Emotional eating
Below you will see general risk factors as well as the greatest risk factors, i.e. those who were also more likely to report Emotional eating.
Overall, 50.22% of people surveyed in this research study reported Emotional eating.
SYMPTOM (Cases)Cases With Both% Reporting ThisIncrease from 50.22%Review These Common Risk Factors Feel underweight (2358)
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615
26.1%
50% less often
Feel overweight (25362)
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15639
61.7%
20% more often
Hyperactive, quick (19615)
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5195
26.5%
50% less often
Fatigue / tired (16721)
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10550
63.1%
30% more often
Male (1336)
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490
36.7%
30% less often
Female (26227)
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14744
56.2%
10% more often
Trauma-induced overeating (1603)
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1527
95.3%
90% more often
Eat when lonely / depressed (9688)
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8792
90.8%
80% more often
Uncontrollable compulsion to eat (4198)
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3796
90.4%
80% more often
Binging more than 1x monthly (5063)
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4385
86.6%
70% more often
Stress overeater (17964)
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15363
85.5%
70% more often
Hiding wrappers / packaging (4619)
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3937
85.2%
70% more often
Overeat more than 2x/week (8274)
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6949
84%
70% more often
Can't stop eating once I start (4901)
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4090
83.5%
70% more often
Feel like a failure after overeating (9279)
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7752
83.5%
70% more often
Secretive eating (8337)
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6963
83.5%
70% more often
Buy food for others then eat it (2759)
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2301
83.4%
70% more often
Eating without realizing it (4049)
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3365
83.1%
70% more often
Hide food (3231)
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2675
82.8%
60% more often
Indiscriminate eating (3113)
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2548
81.9%
60% more often
Preoccupied with food (5772)
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4708
81.6%
60% more often
Eat when abdomen painful (2767)
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2236
80.8%
60% more often
Overeat because of spouse / kids (2718)
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2184
80.4%
60% more often
Gastric bypass surgery (437)
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349
79.9%
60% more often
Rebel against food limitations (3798)
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2959
77.9%
60% more often
Self-loathing (6841)
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5304
77.5%
50% more often
Scheduling time alone to eat (3314)
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2558
77.2%
50% more often
Distress when sweets unavailable (4006)
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3089
77.1%
50% more often
Avoid social events due to appearance (7275)
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5602
77%
50% more often
Defensive (225)
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173
76.9%
50% more often
Stole food or money to buy food (1041)
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794
76.3%
50% more often
Multiple weight loss programs (10770)
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8204
76.2%
50% more often
Ashamed of weight (11921)
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9045
75.9%
50% more often
Fasting during daytime hours / bingeing at night (5367)
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4068
75.8%
50% more often
Feel judged for my weight (9359)
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7074
75.6%
50% more often
Purging Food (2856)
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2131
74.6%
50% more often
Panic about size, shape or weight (6563)
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4839
73.7%
50% more often
Diet pills, gums (5926)
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4356
73.5%
50% more often
High Blood Sugar (1860)
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1367
73.5%
50% more often
Diuretics to lose weight (2085)
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1519
72.9%
50% more often
Laxatives to lose weight (2812)
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2044
72.7%
40% more often
Insulin Resistance (2202)
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1576
71.6%
40% more often
Uneasy when food unavailable (4533)
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3244
71.6%
40% more often
Difficulty finding clothes that fit (9502)
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6766
71.2%
40% more often
Bulimia, past or current (3506)
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2483
70.8%
40% more often
Chewing and spitting food (1294)
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915
70.7%
40% more often
Exercising as punishment (2175)
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1537
70.7%
40% more often
Preoccupied with size, shape or weight (12085)
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8545
70.7%
40% more often
Burning sense of shame (3769)
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2653
70.4%
40% more often
Large portions (14369)
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10067
70.1%
40% more often
Fat back of arms (12643)
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8831
69.8%
40% more often
Fat on back (9429)
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6580
69.8%
40% more often
Depressed (11180)
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7784
69.6%
40% more often
Low metabolism (11201)
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7785
69.5%
40% more often
Not attractive enough (1759)
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1222
69.5%
40% more often
Sleep Apnea (2359)
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1640
69.5%
40% more often
Blisters (609)
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422
69.3%
40% more often
Foods, drinks, or supplements to lose weight (13052)
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9045
69.3%
40% more often
Body dysmorphia / Distorted self-image (5887)
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4081
69.3%
40% more often
Self Mutilation (1881)
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1302
69.2%
40% more often
Low self esteem (11266)
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7741
68.7%
40% more often
Strong food cravings (20421)
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14000
68.6%
40% more often
Joint pain after eating (712)
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488
68.5%
40% more often
Smoking to suppress appetite (3891)
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2664
68.5%
40% more often
Puffy / swollen skin (3944)
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2699
68.4%
40% more often
At odds with nationality / culture (212)
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145
68.4%
40% more often
Angry when someone eats my food (7138)
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4869
68.2%
40% more often
Trips to food stores daily (4340)
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2938
67.7%
30% more often
Omitting Food Groups (10981)
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7438
67.7%
30% more often
Sad (1382)
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934
67.6%
30% more often
Muscles heavy / tired (6435)
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4347
67.6%
30% more often
Oppressed / disempowered (3669)
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2476
67.5%
30% more often
Excessive sleep (5994)
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4039
67.4%
30% more often
Psychiatric Treatment (3639)
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2452
67.4%
30% more often
Not smart enough (1117)
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750
67.1%
30% more often
Spending all day in the kitchen (3076)
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2064
67.1%
30% more often
Frequent baking (2956)
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1982
67.1%
30% more often
Artificial sweeteners (8589)
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5754
67%
30% more often
Water Retention (10907)
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7296
66.9%
30% more often
Puffy hands (5957)
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3986
66.9%
30% more often
Fasting to lose weight (11675)
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7805
66.9%
30% more often
Chronic Peeling Skin (1173)
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783
66.8%
30% more often
Fatty deposits/lipoma (2372)
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1585
66.8%
30% more often
Grief (4696)
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3135
66.8%
30% more often
Food is a necessary distraction (5753)
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3843
66.8%
30% more often
Fatty Liver (2700)
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1804
66.8%
30% more often
Drinking coffee to replace food (7337)
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4903
66.8%
30% more often
Edema (2527)
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1685
66.7%
30% more often
Food is comfort (23448)
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15651
66.7%
30% more often
Diabetes (Adult Onset Type II) (1568)
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1044
66.6%
30% more often
Flabby muscles / Poor tone (10049)
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6697
66.6%
30% more often
Bulky muscles (2089)
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1392
66.6%
30% more often
Puffy face (6516)
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4339
66.6%
30% more often
Croup (176)
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117
66.5%
30% more often
Feel judged / criticized (8498)
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5641
66.4%
30% more often
Hopeless (730)
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485
66.4%
30% more often
Strep Throat (1657)
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1098
66.3%
30% more often
Restricting Water Intake (650)
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431
66.3%
30% more often
Urinary incontinence (3117)
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2063
66.2%
30% more often
Manic / giddy (2385)
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1580
66.2%
30% more often
Complications of Those Reporting Emotional eating
In this research study, people who report Emotional eating were likely to report the following:
REPORTSCASES WITH BOTHINCREASE%NORMALLY Prolonged bleeding when cut (Poor clotting)
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752
+2.3 times
4%
1.74% (1,259 cases)
Slow, heavy digestion
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9706
+2.1 times
47%
22.89% (21,898 cases)
Painful menstruation & menstrual cramps
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8261
+1.9 times
40%
21.59% (13,471 cases)
Restricting Food Intake
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9653
+1.7 times
47%
28.12% (15,613 cases)
Stress overeater
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15363
+1.7 times
74%
44.62% (17,964 cases)
Artificial sweeteners
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5754
+1.6 times
28%
17.04% (8,589 cases)
Abdominal surgery
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842
+1.6 times
4%
2.47% (1,336 cases)
Gastric bypass surgery
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349
+1.6 times
2%
1.26% (437 cases)
Exercising as punishment
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1537
+1.6 times
7%
4.43% (2,175 cases)
Currently/recently on a diet
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7872
+1.6 times
38%
24.25% (11,960 cases)
Pancreatitis
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315
+1.5 times
2%
1.3% (498 cases)
Gain weight easily
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13836
+1.5 times
67%
43.99% (35,031 cases)
Eat when lonely / depressed
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8792
+1.5 times
43%
28.3% (9,688 cases)
Trauma-induced overeating
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1527
+1.5 times
7%
4.62% (1,603 cases)
Strong hunger
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11879
+1.5 times
58%
39.61% (31,540 cases)
Exercising after eating too much
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1666
+1.5 times
8%
5.47% (2,548 cases)
Poor diet
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7377
+1.5 times
36%
24.63% (11,384 cases)
Dilated Pupil
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319
+1.4 times
2%
1.38% (518 cases)
Stocky, round, broad or large
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7342
+1.4 times
36%
25.26% (19,065 cases)
Bulimia, past or current
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2483
+1.4 times
12%
8.43% (3,506 cases)
Purging Food
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2131
+1.4 times
10%
7.06% (2,856 cases)
Binging more than 1x monthly
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4385
+1.4 times
21%
14.86% (5,063 cases)
Wide, Heavy Hips
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7546
+1.4 times
37%
26.4% (20,459 cases)
Uncontrollable compulsion to eat
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3796
+1.4 times
18%
12.89% (4,198 cases)
Ulcerative Colitis
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311
+1.4 times
2%
1.44% (568 cases)
Insulin Resistance
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1576
+1.4 times
8%
5.8% (2,202 cases)
Fatty fried food
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7190
+1.4 times
35%
25.49% (11,744 cases)
Overeat because of spouse / kids
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2184
+1.4 times
11%
8.03% (2,718 cases)
Feel like a failure after overeating
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7752
+1.4 times
38%
27.76% (9,279 cases)
Stole food or money to buy food
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794
+1.4 times
4%
2.96% (1,041 cases)
Secretive eating
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6963
+1.3 times
34%
25.19% (8,337 cases)
Hiding wrappers / packaging
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3937
+1.3 times
19%
14.08% (4,619 cases)
Large portions
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10067
+1.3 times
49%
36.38% (14,369 cases)
Food is a necessary distraction
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3843
+1.3 times
19%
14.21% (5,753 cases)
Strong food cravings
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14000
+1.3 times
68%
50.87% (20,421 cases)
Fatty Liver
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1804
+1.3 times
9%
6.76% (2,700 cases)
Overwhelmed by responsibilities
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11276
+1.3 times
55%
41.32% (19,304 cases)
Hide food
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2675
+1.3 times
13%
9.78% (3,231 cases)
Overeat more than 2x/week
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6949
+1.3 times
34%
25.6% (8,274 cases)
Food is comfort
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15651
+1.3 times
76%
57.43% (23,448 cases)
Diabetes (Adult Onset Type II)
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1044
+1.3 times
5%
3.79% (1,568 cases)
Avoid social events due to appearance
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5602
+1.3 times
27%
20.48% (7,275 cases)
Nipple Fissures / Candida / Skin Problems
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540
+1.3 times
3%
2.28% (827 cases)
Gray Stool
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323
+1.3 times
2%
1.52% (528 cases)
Feel overweight
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15639
+1.3 times
76%
57.96% (25,362 cases)
Long workday
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7812
+1.3 times
38%
28.99% (22,260 cases)
Flat rash
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313
+1.3 times
2%
1.53% (526 cases)
Eat when abdomen painful
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2236
+1.3 times
11%
8.44% (2,767 cases)
Smoking to suppress appetite
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2664
+1.3 times
13%
9.99% (3,891 cases)
Conflict makes me restless
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14038
+1.3 times
68%
52.33% (43,701 cases)
Boils
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748
+1.3 times
4%
3.08% (1,160 cases)
Can't stop eating once I start
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4090
+1.3 times
20%
15.42% (4,901 cases)
Pain relieved by doubling over
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1563
+1.3 times
8%
6.2% (2,537 cases)
Gas, irregular digestion
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15432
+1.3 times
75%
58.32% (47,247 cases)
Feel judged for my weight
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7074
+1.3 times
34%
26.44% (9,359 cases)
Intense emotions
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13895
+1.3 times
67%
52.25% (42,048 cases)
Preoccupied with food
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4708
+1.3 times
23%
17.94% (5,772 cases)
Pain lower back
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11669
+1.3 times
57%
44.53% (19,881 cases)
Buy food for others then eat it
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2301
+1.3 times
11%
8.6% (2,759 cases)
Puffy / swollen skin
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2699
+1.3 times
13%
10.17% (3,944 cases)
Gallbladder Removed
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1986
+1.3 times
10%
7.83% (3,116 cases)
Liver Sore
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534
+1.3 times
3%
2.35% (883 cases)
Eating without realizing it
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3365
+1.3 times
16%
12.55% (4,049 cases)
Conflict makes me depressed, lazy
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7213
+1.3 times
35%
27.54% (21,522 cases)
Anorexia, past or current
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2461
+1.3 times
12%
9.45% (4,050 cases)
Financially unstable
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8011
+1.3 times
39%
30.79% (13,604 cases)
Tense muscles when stressed
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5590
+1.3 times
27%
21.33% (9,005 cases)
Broad, large chest
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7136
+1.3 times
35%
27.74% (20,688 cases)
Exercise aggravates symptoms
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2953
+1.3 times
14%
11.1% (5,106 cases)
Guarding area of pain
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539
+1.3 times
3%
2.38% (886 cases)
Self-loathing
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5304
+1.3 times
26%
20.63% (6,841 cases)
Ashamed of weight
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9045
+1.3 times
44%
34.92% (11,921 cases)
Short bursts of energy
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10881
+1.3 times
53%
42.15% (34,156 cases)
Tonsil Stones
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1457
+1.3 times
7%
5.58% (2,415 cases)
Distress when sweets unavailable
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3089
+1.2 times
15%
12.01% (4,006 cases)
Fatty deposits/lipoma
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1585
+1.2 times
8%
6.41% (2,372 cases)
Trying to lose weight
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15345
+1.2 times
74%
59.31% (25,373 cases)
High Blood Sugar
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1367
+1.2 times
7%
5.62% (1,860 cases)
Anxiety, fear, uncertainty
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15046
+1.2 times
73%
58.66% (47,291 cases)
Candy
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4701
+1.2 times
23%
18.5% (7,492 cases)
Low self esteem
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7741
+1.2 times
38%
30.57% (11,266 cases)
Slow and steady activity
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7167
+1.2 times
35%
28.24% (21,744 cases)
High Triglycerides
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2273
+1.2 times
11%
8.88% (3,447 cases)
Fast food 2+ times / week
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4275
+1.2 times
21%
16.96% (6,974 cases)
Multiple weight loss programs
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8204
+1.2 times
40%
32.35% (10,770 cases)
Fasting during daytime hours / bingeing at night
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4068
+1.2 times
20%
16.26% (5,367 cases)
Canned/frozen food
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7566
+1.2 times
37%
30.1% (13,186 cases)
Soda / corn syrup
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3032
+1.2 times
15%
12.21% (5,096 cases)
Water Retention
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7296
+1.2 times
35%
28.5% (10,907 cases)
Dessert after meals
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6721
+1.2 times
33%
26.89% (11,160 cases)
Feet or Ankles Swelling
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5794
+1.2 times
28%
22.82% (8,846 cases)
Friends are work related, change with job
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7167
+1.2 times
35%
28.54% (22,284 cases)
Stretch marks
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10779
+1.2 times
52%
42.41% (16,705 cases)
Foul taste on tongue
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2422
+1.2 times
12%
9.82% (3,794 cases)
Indiscriminate eating
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2548
+1.2 times
12%
9.83% (3,113 cases)
Insomnia
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7576
+1.2 times
37%
30.39% (13,627 cases)
Burping relieves stomach pain
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2026
+1.2 times
10%
8.22% (3,413 cases)
Body dysmorphia / Distorted self-image
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4081
+1.2 times
20%
16.44% (5,887 cases)
Hirsutism
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826
+1.2 times
4%
3.29% (1,304 cases)
Uneasy when food unavailable
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3244
+1.2 times
16%
13.17% (4,533 cases)
Tired after eating
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12028
+1.2 times
58%
47.8% (19,124 cases)
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