Many people with chronic pain open the cupboards and refrigerator to cope, new research shows. At the same time, nearly 40% of the 141 people with chronic pain surveyed for the study also met the ...

Aside from nutrition, food gives us a whole lot more. It brings comfort and calm when we feel stressed, sad or fed up. We eat when we’re happy, we eat when we’re sad. It’s something to do if we are ...

Comfort food has long promised warmth, familiarity, and emotional relief, yet many people now find those same dishes less satisfying than they remember. Changes in eating habits, rising stress, ...

We think that we eat comfort food for pleasure, but science shows boredom and the need for a mental boost is what really sends us diving into the snack drawer. Study: Why Do We Eat Comfort Food?