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Comfort food is food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value to someone.  In many cases, it is characterized by its high caloric nature and high carbohydrate level.

'''Comfort food''' is food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value to someone.  In many cases, it is characterized by its high caloric nature and high carbohydrate level.

According to the Henry Ford Health website:

According to the Henry Ford Health website:

The drawback, of course, is that food doesn't address the emotion that triggered the craving. "If you're feeling guilt, sadness or grief, food may help numb those emotions in the moment, but then the feeling returns," Beeler says. "And if you're overconsuming foods that are high in fat and sugar, that can lead to increases in blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides over time."<ref>[https://www.henryford.com/blog/2020/12/do-you-have-an-unhealthy-relationship-with-comfort-food#:~:text=%22The%20foods%20we%20tend%20to,activated%20when%20you%20take%20drugs.%22 Do You Have An Unhealthy Relationship With Comfort Food?]</ref>}}

The drawback, of course, is that food doesn't address the emotion that triggered the craving. "If you're feeling guilt, sadness or grief, food may help numb those emotions in the moment, but then the feeling returns," Beeler says. "And if you're overconsuming foods that are high in fat and sugar, that can lead to increases in blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides over time."<ref>[https://www.henryford.com/blog/2020/12/do-you-have-an-unhealthy-relationship-with-comfort-food#:~:text=%22The%20foods%20we%20tend%20to,activated%20when%20you%20take%20drugs.%22 Do You Have An Unhealthy Relationship With Comfort Food?]</ref>}}