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Eating becomes a conditioned reflex.
The practice of
eating for pleasure or to relieve stress is similar to
using a cigarette or alcohol. It's compounded when it is
associated with other daily practices, like at the end of
the workday or when watching television. It becomes habit
to eat even if you are not hungry.
Anxieties and emotions
can also trigger the desire to eat. Some people eat
because they are sad or stressed out or even to celebrate
when they are happy.
These
emotional compulsions are often developed at an early age.
It is important not to use
food as an emotional crutch for children.
Certain drugs
can also trigger weight gain, particularly if taken over
a long period of time. Benzodiazepines, the former
generation of antidepressants, antihistamines, cordarone
and cortisone are some of the most common drugs that may
induce weight gain.
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