Comfort Foods That Used To Be Everywhere (But You Rarely See Now)

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Comfort Foods That Used To Be Everywhere (But You Rarely See Now) By Jay Wilson Aug. 17, 2025 1:19 pm EST

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What's your comfort food? It may well have changed over time. Comfort foods unlock a sense of safety in us, and eating them can create a cozy feeling of nostalgia and warmth, which puts us right back in our childhoods. They do this by altering our brain chemistry, releasing dopamine, which relaxes us and reduces stressful or painful emotions. However, the foods that do this can vary significantly from person to person and from generation to the next. What might be comfort food to your grandparents might cause you to raise your eyebrows, but there's no denying their potency to those who came before us.

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