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.