Eating when we experience stress is a normal behaviour to meet increased energy needs. But sometimes our relationship with food becomes strained in the process.
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A tool was needed to understand what drives people’s food choices in emerging economies.
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A study of over 1,000 children in rural Oklahoma found that social and emotional health may be just as important as diet and exercise in reducing child obesity.
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New research sheds light on how identifying and describing emotions may influence eating behaviour and weight.
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Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Appetite and Obesity, University of Liverpool
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PhD Candidate in the Nutrition, Psychopharmacology & Brain Development Unit, University of Salford
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Professor of Psychology & Mental Health, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Psychology, Swansea University
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Professor in Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
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PhD candidate, Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Psychology, NeuroHealth Lab, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia
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Sleep Researcher, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer and Head of Course Nutrition, HealthWise Research Group Lead, Appleton Institute,, CQUniversity Australia