Being late for a place, having a small argument with someone, reading, lessons, work life, in fact, many of the daily events we experience all the time are a cause of stress for our body. Our stress and anxiety levels have increased considerably lately. Stress, which increases as a result of events in daily life and can last for a long time, causes changes in appetite and metabolic rate.
In the first moments of intense stress, loss of appetite may be felt. The reason for this is the adrenaline hormone secreted as a result of the nervous system sending signals to the adrenal glands. Adrenaline temporarily suppresses appetite. If stress continues, it causes the hormone cortisol to be secreted instead of adrenaline. Cortisol not only changes the hormonal pattern, but also negatively affects the metabolic rate. It temporarily slows and stops regular body functions and causes a decrease in metabolic rate.
If you experience increased appetite
- Making regular main and snack meals,
- Consuming enough water
- Focusing instead of avoiding emotions
- socialize,
- Recognizing your emotional triggers
- Creating moments that are good for you can be effective.
If you have decreased appetite
In case of stress;
- The situation of snacking in front of the television without being aware of it,
- feeling hungry,
- skip meals,
- cravings for overeating
- Feeling the constant need to snack,
- Many reasons, such as changes in sleep patterns, can cause changes in eating patterns.
It’s important to focus on what you can do to cope with binge eating attacks, rather than blaming yourself and increasing your stress level.
- Taking care of preparing the foods you love,
- Small and frequent meals
- To increase the appetite by seasoning the food,
- Dessert, salad etc. Enriching the content of food with additions such as dried fruit and nuts,
Here are some of the changes you can make.
