To control hunger caused by mental stress.. 5 answers.

Being hungry all the time is a problem that many people have. So when you eat something. This is called stress eating. This is not a good condition for physical health. After all, stress eating can inadvertently lead to weight gain, high sugar and cholesterol levels.

So, if there is no way to control this unnecessary hunger, we thought to find out how to find alternatives that are not harmful to the body without eating heavy food and sugary, oily food.

👉 Chewing gum

When you are stressed, you can reduce the stress by chewing gum. If you're always stressed, it's worth keeping a piece of chewing gum in your bag. But make sure you are using a sugar free chewing gum. Frequent chewing of sugary gum is not good for teeth. Researchers say that chewing gum reduces the number of calories we consume per day, and increases the amount of energy we use per day.

tea

Whenever you feel hungry, go and make a quick tea without opening the fridge. It can reduce hunger, calm the mind and energize the body. But I want to repeat what I said before. Be careful when adding sugar to tea.

One more thing. Many people are used to drinking coffee or energy drinks to work efficiently during busy periods. But the caffeine in it increases the stress and anxiety of the mind.

👉 Solid food

Researchers say we eat less when we eat spicy food. This is how it happens. When you eat food with a lot of chili and pepper, you will feel full quickly. Also, they burn more calories than other foods. So if you want to reduce the amount of food you eat, eating spicy food is a good answer. But this is not something that should be done every day. Because if we get used to eating spicy food every day, our body will adapt to it. If that happens, the result you say will not happen.

fruit

It is better to eat something less harmful like a fruit than to starve. So, when you are stressed, try eating an apple instead of a banana, a piece of watermelon, biscuits, cake, ice cream and chocolate. Whatever you eat, be careful how much you eat because you can never have too much of anything.

Foods that increase serotonin

Serotonin is the hormone of happiness. That means happiness in our mind is created by substances called serotonin. Being stressed and moody means our serotonin levels are low. Therefore, eat foods that can increase serotonin at this time. Pineapple, avocado, raisins, spinach and salmon can do this.

(Excerpt from Mrs. Indu Abeynayake)