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Eating Comfort Foods May Not Be So Comforting After All
It's tempting to seek out the mac and cheese or a pint of ice cream after a terrible, horrible, no good day. But fresh research suggests such comfort foods might not be mood boosters after all.
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oh my god, look at all that mac and chee, or kroft dinner as your northerners call it!
Hah, I personally dont touch this stuff, just figure it was worth posting just for the discussion.
you healthy people don't know what you're missing! lol
I'm sure processed powdered cheese and macaroni are delicious, but so is most junkfood! lol Where does one draw the line :D
This was a bad study. Comfort food isn't only about the food, it's about the place and the people. You can't feel good in a lab...no matter how good the soup is!
Agreed... location and people are a HUGE difference to the enjoyment of "food" (any type of food). However a lot of times, comfort food is consumed alone, in front of the TV by people that need to be comforted in one way or another.
A good point, but that can be very comforting, depending on what you're watching ;)