Is Boredom Making You Crave Unhealthy Foods?

Is Boredom Making You Crave Unhealthy Foods?
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When you’re feeling bored, which food are you more likely to choose: chips or carrot sticks?

There’s a very good chance the chip bag will be the food of choice.

Research shows that when we become bored we crave fatty and sugary foods. This is one of the conclusions from the annual conference of the British Psychological Society in April.

We’ve all been bored at one time or another. The feeling of boredom is hard to describe as it can vary depending on circumstances. Think of a time when you were sitting in a classroom and the teacher was droning on and on about a topic you were not interested in. That’s boredom. Or when you have nothing in particular to do, or your day has become dull or tedious, you feel bored.

Now it looks like being bored is bad when it comes to making healthy food choices.

Break up your daily routine by for ex using different tableware (Donald Tong/Pexels)
Break up your daily routine by for ex using different tableware Donald Tong/Pexels
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