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Emotional Eating

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Adults with ADHD show higher emotional eating and lower cognitive flexibility in case-control study
Psychiatry Case-Control
Adults with ADHD show higher emotional eating and lower cognitive flexibility in case-control study Adults with ADHD show more emotional eating and less mental flexibility in study
A case-control study of 76 adults with ADHD and 69 healthy controls found the ADHD group had significantly higher emotional eating scores (t…
Adults with ADHD eat more when stressed and struggle to shift their thinking compared to those without the condition, according to new findi…
Frontiers Apr 7, 2026
Scuba-diving and mindfulness program reduces emotional eating in adults with obesity in small trial
Diabetes & Endocrinology RCT
Scuba-diving and mindfulness program reduces emotional eating in adults with obesity in small trial Scuba diving and mindfulness program reduced emotional eating in small obesity study
A small, unblinded RCT of 63 adults with obesity found that adding a 2-month therapeutic scuba-diving and mindfulness program to standard ca…
A two-month scuba diving and mindfulness program significantly reduced emotional eating and stress in adults with obesity compared to standa…
Apr 3, 2026
Worry induction increases food consumption in undergraduate students in laboratory study
Psychiatry RCT
Worry induction increases food consumption in undergraduate students in laboratory study Does worry make you eat more? A lab study found it can
A preregistered experimental study of 129 undergraduate students found that worry induction led to significantly more potato chip and total …
Worrying can make you eat more, as a lab study found that students forced to worry ate significantly more chips and food than those in a cal…
Apr 3, 2026
CFT Improves Depression and Emotional Eating in Severe Obesity: RCT Results
Diabetes & Endocrinology RCT
CFT Improves Depression and Emotional Eating in Severe Obesity: RCT Results Can Kindness to Yourself Help Tackle Obesity and Depression?
In a single-centre RCT with 91 participants, group-based Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) significantly improved self-compassion, mood, and …
A 10-session therapy teaching self-compassion helped people with severe obesity feel less shame, eat healthier, and improve their mood for m…
Mar 27, 2026

Questions about Emotional Eating

Can a worry induction study explain why I eat more chips?

Yes, a specific study shows that inducing worry in people leads them to eat significantly more potato chips and other food compared to those who did not worry.

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Do adults with ADHD have higher emotional eating than healthy people?

Research shows adults with ADHD report higher levels of emotional eating compared to healthy controls, likely due to shared difficulties in emotional regulation and executive function.

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