Why do people tend to eat junk when they are stressed?

Question

i was really stressed one time and when i got home for lunch i started wolfing down chips,cheese,and soda. half the time i did not even know i was eating all this junk....

Answer 1

Well, that's like asking why people tend to work out when they are stressed - everyone has different ways of working out their inner turmoil...some may be less healthier or even more dangerous than the norm...but everyone has an outlet.

Answer 2

This is becos if you are those that when u are stressed, u need to eat something type, then whatever u eat, u just eat to relieve all these stress and thus, u do not know why u are eating this kind of junk all of a sudden... I am facing this too.... only after binging that I realised I eaten alot.... cos I am mood eater... I depends on mood to decide the amt of intake of food... especailly I when I am stressed.. I will tend to eat a lot of junk... some ppl when they are stressed, they do not eat.. cos they will have no appetite.

Answer 3

I do it all the time, then they say high stress leads to a chemical release cortisol, but all I know when I am stressed I cant stop eating, It just happened to me tonight, grilled cheese, then microwave popcorn. I cant get full, Im a freak....lol

Answer 4

Because when you are stressed you don't have time to prepare a good and meal and by the time you get home, you are so hungry and tired that you will eat anything.
That is why fast food are so evil because they are convenient (fast and cheap and you can take them to go) ;-)

Answer 5

Junk food is easy because there is no cooking involved. When people are stressed they don't feel like cooking.

Answer 6

Eat carrot stix and string cheese.

Answer 7

Cause you don't feel like cooking.