Psychological Aspects of Eating and Weight Disorders

The psychology of eating is an essential field of study in the modern world, especially when it comes to nutritional science. With obesity becoming a major health issue, psychologists have researched the emotional and psychological aspects of eating in an effort to explain eating behavior and help people deal with weight or health issues. This includes a lack of eating or an addiction to. Problems are usually caused by psychological problems relating to food or drinks and can result in eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Food is central to the lives of all, and more recently, media interest has focused public attention on the food we eat, and its influence on physical health and mental well-being. However, it is only in the past

It was much simpler back then, those who ate, survived, and those who didn’t, died. Every day people spend hours not only eating and preparing food but also thinking about it. However, such concepts cannot answer why people keep eating even when they do not physically need food or why people develop eating habits that harm their health and endanger their life. There is no explanation as to why certain people have more harmful eating habits than

Logue, 2004)1. Logue found that impulsive individuals, people who enjoy taking risks and cynical, competitive and aggressive individuals are all more likely to be overweight as they tend to give in to temptation and lack the discipline to stay healthy. Additionally, he suggests studies that show stomach contractions are not necessary prerequisites for hunger. Certain sensations can affect hunger. For example, cooking noises and the smell of food can make a person feel hungry and crave it (A.W. Logue, 2004)1. Such a process is similar to Ivan Pavlov’s theory of classical conditioning, where he demonstrated that dogs start to salivate at the sight or noise associated with