To cope with emotional cravings for food and avoid the consequences of stressful eating, following 3 main recommendations will help:

2. Know emotional triggers. Often certain actions, situations and people cause excessive stress and, consequently, emotional eating. This can trigger an unconscious process of using food to feel better after encountering one of the triggers. Over time, foods that are consumed during a stressful period begin to be associated with psychological comfort and cause overeating. The best way to address both issues is to cut ties to as many triggers as possible, including removing problematic products from home.