Shrinking It Down: Eating Disorders (Season 1, Episode 8)

Shrinking It Down: Emotional Eating (Season 1, Episode 8)

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Topics: Healthy Living, Mental Illness + Psychiatric Disorders

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Emotional eating occurs when we use food as a coping mechanism to deal with the stresses in life. Oftentimes, feelings of shame and regret follow patterns of emotional eating.

Drs. Gene Beresin and Steven Schlozman break down what emotional eating is, where it comes from, and how parents can help their children learn how to use healthy coping mechanisms when faced with stress.

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Shahd Husein

Shahd Husein is the editorial assistant for The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds. She is currently working toward her Master of Public Health (MPH) at Tufts University School of Medicine, and previ...