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Published: January 8, 2016Updated: June 19, 2019Patients often worry about weight gain as a potential side effect of cancer treatment. Eating behaviors triggered by chemotherapy-related symptoms, taking steroids, and inactivity due to fatigue can all contribute to weight gain.“Chemotherapy can cause certain appetite-related side effects, such as increased appetite, nausea or cravings for sweets and carbohydrates,” says Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, senior clinical nutritionist at Dana-Farber. “Although patients don’t have to cut sugar out of their diet completely, there are many healthy alternatives to help curb the cravings.”Eat fruit during sugar cravingsBy eating even small amounts of sweets throughout…

Media Platforms Design Team Counting calories, measuring portions, tracking steps—when it comes to dropping pounds, we like our efforts to feel tangible. But there’s a pretty critical side to weight loss that a lot of us ignore, and that’s the mental game. According to a new survey, only one in 10 people believe that emotional issues (which can lead to overeating) factor into weight loss. The national survey by Orlando Health asked 1,005 Americans what they thought the obstacles were when it comes to losing weight. After taking a look at the data, the study authors found that 31 percent…

Source: Shutterstock Who among us hasn’t reached for the cookie jar during a painful breakup or binged on potato chips after working a couple of 10-hour days? Emotional eating, which can be defined as eating high fat, salty or sugary foods to soothe negative emotions is a common but unhealthy way of coping with stress. According to the 2014 “Stress in America” survey released by the American Psychological Association, 1 in 3 Americans (33%) reported overeating or eating unhealthy foods during the past year as a result of stress. Emotional eating contributes to obesity and excess sugar may make us…

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains sensitive content regarding eating disorders.For as long as I can remember, I struggled with issues of food and weight. Growing up, I was playing an endless, metaphorical game of tug-of-war with my mother: the more she tried to pull me into a “healthy” lifestyle consisting of diet programs and weight loss, the more I would resist and fight back. Food became a source of rebellion, and I didn’t realize or care that I was only punishing myself by using food as ammunition.Throughout high school, my weight and self-esteem fluctuated. It wasn’t until I got to…

Moments after pleading no contest to petty theft, aggravated trespass, and attempted trespass, Tyler Jarvis got hungry. Without hesitation, he turned to his mother in court and said, “I want this to be done, so I can get home for a snack.” Under normal circumstances, this would be considered a total lack of respect for courtroom decorum, but Tyler Jarvis’ case is anything but normal. Videos by VICE He suffers from Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), a rare genetic condition characterized by, among other things, a perpetual feeling of hunger that can cause impulse-control problems, life-threatening obesity, and, in extreme cases, binge…

While emotional eating can be difficult to curb, there are some practical steps to take to help overcome it. Image Credit: twenty20/st.nothing Even with all of the nutrition know-how, resources and willpower under the sun, your healthy-eating intentions can dissolve in a flash when stress, sadness or boredom take over. The good news? There are ways to break the cycle and stop emotional eating. Try these nine expert- and research-backed strategies to regain your balance and nix this unhealthy habit. Whether you’re an avid watcher of football or “Dancing With the Stars,” research shows that fans who experience vicarious losses…

Taste science ftw. Aksonov/iStock For athletes and fans, winning makes lots of things seem better. That includes the taste of their favorite foods, according to research demonstrating how our emotions alter taste perception. The results come from a study of hockey fans celebrating wins or licking wounds after losses, who were then asked to rate different ice cream flavors. The scientists identified differences in how specific tastes were experienced when emotions changed, results that may hold a clue to the origins of emotional eating disorders. Many studies have shown that taste preferences aren’t entirely set by our genes but can…

Having an eating disorder can be a lonely experience at the best of times. But imagine if, despite having a medical diagnosis, you felt you were at the back of the queue because you weren’t worthy enough of help; because clinicians didn’t think your case was serious enough. This is what can happen if you are one of the estimated 50% of people of those diagnosed with an eating disorder whose condition doesn’t fall into the familiar classifications of anorexia or bulimia. Until 2013, such conditions were classified with the generic term “eating disorder not otherwise specificed” (EDNOS). A 2009…

Comedian and actress Rebel Wilson admits she is an emotional eater and could never ‘go skinny’Emotional eating – we all do it whether it’s down to a breakup, money stress or work overload.But what are the real reasons our drive to eat our feelings is so strong?Comedian and actress Rebel Wilson is reported to have recently said: ‘I don’t think my emotional eating is every going to change’ and physiologically, she could never ‘go skinny’. The Pitch Perfect star said she can do a week of being healthy and then reaches for an ice cream sandwich. Sound familiar?In the UK, 67…

Participant CharacteristicsNormal-weight and obese groups are described in Table 1. We did not have complete Non-food Reward and Punishment questionnaire datasets from one obese individual and another obese individual did not undergo a PET scan. Therefore, analyzed data sets including these variables consist of 21 obese and 17 normal-weight individuals. One normal-weight participant’s midbrain D2R BPND was too low to be quantified by our processing software and analyses including this variable included 20 or 21 obese and 16 normal-weight participants.BMI and Central D2R Specific BindingAs in our previous report on a subset of these individuals10, after covarying for age, ethinicity…