Food and mood

6 Minute English

语言学习

2023-03-16

6 分钟

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  • I'm Sam.

  • And I'm Rob.

  • When someone feels sad or in a bad mood,

  • they often try to feel better

  • by eating their favourite food...

  • I usually go for a peanut butter sandwich myself.

  • Do you have a favourite comfort food, Rob?

  • Hmm, maybe a cream chocolate éclair...

  • Comfort food is a type of emotional eating –

  • eating lots of food because we feel sad,

  • not because we're hungry.

  • But unfortunately,

  • most comfort food is high in carbohydrates and sugar and,

  • after a few minutes,

  • it leaves us feeling even worse than before.

  • Today,

  • scientific research into the relationship

  • between what we eat and how we feel is growing.

  • In this programme we'll be investigating the connection

  • between our food and our mood.