Emotional Eating with Emilia Thompson

Published: Aug. 20, 2021, 4:05 a.m.

Emilia Thompson, registered nutritionist and lecturer in sports nutrition at Manchester Metropolitan University, joins us to discuss emotional eating and how to manage it.\nToday, Thompson shares what emotional eating is, its triggers, and how to tell the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger. We discuss how to combat emotional eating, how it affects men and women, and how to be mindful when you're hungry so you don't overeat.\nWe talk about:\n\nWhat is emotional eating\n\nEmotional eating triggers\n\nTelling the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger\n\nEmotional hunger effects on men and women\n\nCompassionate and mindful eating\n\nHow practical is compassionate eating\n\nSigns to seek professional help about emotional eating