Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Humans are not as lucky as monkeys

Humans are not as lucky as monkeys in one way. “Female humans report that they eat high-calorie foods to make themselves feel better when stressed,” Dr. Zellner says, “but they actually don’t feel better after eating them. Instead, because they are restrained eaters, they feel guilt and actually feel worse. Female monkeys don’t have that cognitive baggage.”

Only the monkeys, it seems, find comfort in comfort foods.

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