The University of Western Australia, School of Human Sciences, WA 6009, Australia.
The University of Western Australia, School of Human Sciences, WA 6009, Australia.
Appetite. 2017 Nov 1;118:136-143. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.08.005. Epub 2017 Aug 5.
There is an accumulating body of evidence to indicate that stress leads to the consumption of unhealthy, energy-dense, palatable food, potentially contributing to the alarming global prevalence of chronic diseases, including obesity. However, comparatively little research has been devoted to addressing how best to remedy this growing problem. We provide an overview of the influence of stress on dietary intake, and then explore the novel, yet simple, possibility that regular elicitation of the relaxation response may effectively reduce stress-induced eating via both physiological neuroendocrine and reward pathways and psychological pathways involving emotion regulation, and habitual coping. If shown to be effective, the regular practice of relaxation may provide a convenient, cost efficient, patient-centered therapeutic practice to assist in the prevention of unhealthy weight gain and other negative consequences of unhealthy food intake.
越来越多的证据表明，压力会导致人们食用不健康、高热量、美味的食物，这可能导致包括肥胖在内的慢性疾病在全球范围内惊人地流行。然而，相对较少的研究致力于解决如何最好地解决这个日益严重的问题。我们概述了压力对饮食摄入的影响，然后探讨了一种新颖而简单的可能性，即定期引发放松反应可能通过生理神经内分泌和奖励途径以及涉及情绪调节和习惯性应对的心理途径有效地减少应激诱导的进食。如果被证明有效，定期进行放松练习可能为预防体重增加和其他不健康饮食的负面影响提供一种方便、经济高效、以患者为中心的治疗方法。
