humble3d Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Scientists Discover Eating...Serves Function Other Than Easing Anxiety...PROVIDENCE, RI—Shedding new light on the biological underpinnings behind the behavior, scientists at BrownUniversity announced Tuesday that eating appears to serve a number of key functions besides relieving anxiety.“While a considerable portion of food is indeed ingested in order to distract an individual from feelings of panicand insecurity, our research shows that eating actually confers several benefits beyond temporarily holding despairat bay,” said Dr. Sandra Lutkin, who explained that consuming food has been found to provide vital nutrients to thehuman body and in many cases replenish it with energy, suggesting that its primary purpose may not be as a copingmechanism at all. “In fact, we observed dozens of subjects and discovered that only a portion of the items theyingested were intended to assuage their apprehension about their job, relationship, or body image. However, muchmore research must be conducted to learn more about these little-known, non-stress-relieving purposes of eating.”Although she cautioned the findings were tentative, Lutkin posited that there might be additional methods of eatingbesides frantically devouring a meal directly over a trash can or sink.http://www.theonion.com/articles/scientists-discover-eating-serves-function-other-t,38230/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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