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=== Comfort food,  unhealthy food, negative emotions and self-medicating ===

=== Comfort food,  unhealthy food, negative emotions and self-medicating ===

''See also:'' [[Comfort food#Comfort food, unhealthy food, negative emotions and self-medicating|Comfort food, unhealthy food, negative emotions and self-medicating]] and [[Consumption of processed foods and brain impairment]] and [[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]] and [[Atheism and emotional problems]] and [[Atheism and health]]

''See also:'' [[Comfort food#Comfort food, unhealthy food, negative emotions and self-medicating|Comfort food, unhealthy food, negative emotions and self-medicating]] and [[Consumption of processed foods and health risks]] and [[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]] and [[Atheism and emotional problems]] and [[Atheism and health]]

[[File:Nacho Cheese Flavor Doritos.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|Steven A. Witherly, a food scientist and the author of “Why Humans Like Junk Food,” has explained to the New York Times that nacho cheese Doritos are the archetype of addictive processed foods. In order to maximize the pleasure, half of the calories in Doritos come from fat.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2013/10/03/why-doritos-are-as-addictive-as-crack/ Why Doritos are so darned addictive], New York Post, 2013</ref>]]

[[File:Nacho Cheese Flavor Doritos.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|Steven A. Witherly, a food scientist and the author of “Why Humans Like Junk Food,” has explained to the New York Times that nacho cheese Doritos are the archetype of addictive processed foods. In order to maximize the pleasure, half of the calories in Doritos come from fat.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2013/10/03/why-doritos-are-as-addictive-as-crack/ Why Doritos are so darned addictive], New York Post, 2013</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?], Henry Ford Health website</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?], Henry Ford Health website</ref>}}

=== User: Spud's user pages features french fries atop the page. Healthline.com indicates that french fries are "junk food". ===

=== User: Spud's user pages features french fries atop the page. Healthline.com indicates that french fries are "junk food". ===