"Emotional eating" refers to the habit of eating food as a way to comfort or soothe our emotions, such as stress, sadness, or boredom, rather than because of hunger. Full definition
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The researchers then followed the children up when they were aged 5 - 7 to explore whether earlier feeding practices influenced the development of emotional eating in the children. (sciencedaily.com)
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«This is one of a very few experimental studies on emotional eating in young children,» she said. (sciencedaily.com)