Maybe you stock up on chips and ice cream after a difficult day at work. Or you have chocolate on standby for disagreements with your partner or roommate. Compulsive snacking when you’re anxious, ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Maybe you stock up on ice cream after a difficult day at work or reach for chocolate after a disagreement with your partner.

If you eat to cope with stress, rather than because you are hungry, you’re engaging in what experts call stress eating. Stress eating can feel good, and it’s something many people do, at least ...

Stress eating is eating in response to emotional cues, rather than hunger pangs. Reasons you stress eat and how to stop [GIAssociates] Stress eating is a surprisingly common phenomenon. It's defined ...

Q: I always eat when I am upset or stressed. That’s often these days between work and family issues. I feel terrible about it. How can I stop (when I enjoy it so much)? -- Shelley P., Indianapolis A: ...

Emotional eating, turning to food for comfort, stress relief, or distraction rather than to satisfy physical hunger—affects millions of people and often undermines otherwise successful health ...

Have you ever overeaten or eaten unhealthy foods because of increased stress levels? You are not alone. According to the American Psychological Association, "Thirty-eight percent of adults say they ...

Here are some tips on how to control stress-driven eating:n Recognize that being stressed is normal, said Edward Abramson, a psychologist in Lafayette, Calif., and author of "Emotional Eating." Talk ...

Are you stress eating more in the last few weeks? If so, you aren't alone. This election season, unlike any other, has been emotionally taxing, draining, and charged with heated emotions. A national ...