The psychologist revealed the causes of uncontrolled appetite

Psychologist Yarikova called stress and anxiety the main factors in the appearance of uncontrolled appetite

Psychologist Elena Yarikova in conversation with “Lentoy.ru” said that stress and anxiety are the main causes of uncontrolled appetite, and also listed a number of other factors leading to overeating.

So, according to the expert, the reasons for overeating can be hidden behind a variety of aspects, ranging from a lack of food culture and wrong eating habits to psychological problems. As the psychologist noted, the latter is most often the cause of uncontrolled appetite.

Yarikova clarified that compulsive overeating is a consequence of stress and internal anxiety. She pointed out that the reaction to stress is active and passive, and in the first case, people are so tense that they cannot look at food, and excessive activity wakes up in them, which borders on nervousness, while in the second case people move away from the decision problems by eating them.

The expert explained that in the process of eating, the parasympathetic system is turned on, which has a calming effect on a person, as a result of which there is an association that food is peace, especially since food causes the production of the hormone of happiness.