Stress Reduction Can Decrease Consumption of Unhealthy Food
by Anjanee Sharma on
March 12, 2021 at 9:04 PM
Study finds that lifestyle intervention targeting stress improved the diet of overweight mothers. Low-income mothers of young kids were found to eat fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in the study.
The 16-week intervention aimed to prevent weight gain by promoting stress management, healthy eating, and physical activity. It involved following simple steps from lessons on time management and prioritizing, demonstrated through videos starring mothers like the study's participants.
The intervention focused on showing the women examples of how they could achieve a healthier and less stressful lifestyle than tell them what they had to change. With the videos, researchers increased awareness of stressors in life and ways to control negative emotions.