Reduce stress through your diet

In today’s fast-paced and busy life, from adults to children alike, stress has become a permanent aspect of life. A major component of life, our diet and the food we eat, play a major part in adding to or reducing this stress in our lives.

Many people, when stressed, can have cravings for comfort foods like chocolates, or sweets, chips, fried food, etc, most of which are high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt foods. Many a time, these so-called comfort foods replace a normal healthy diet creating a vicious circle, because having a poor diet can negatively affect mood and mental health.

Chronic stress can cause cortisol (also called stress hormone) levels to remain high, leading to increased cravings for comfort food, increased appetite and fat storage, particularly around the abdomen, and event