Emocje a zachowania żywieniowe - przegląd badań

Dorota Szczygieł , Romana Kadzikowska-Wrzosek

Abstract

Summary The purpose of this article is to present the results of research on the relationship between emotions and eating behaviors. Analysis of the research findings allows the identification of several regularities concerning the relationship between emotions and eating behaviors. High-arousal or intense emotions decrease food intake whereas low- to moderate emotions increase food intake. In restrained eating, negative emotions moderate in intensity enhance food intake due to impairment of cognitive control. In emotional eating, negative emotions elicit the tendency to be regulated by eating and, as a consequence, enhance intake of sweet and high-fat foods.