For my project I am focusing on the issue of overeating, specifically in the American culture and emotion overeating. Some questions I am looking to have answered are: what triggers people to overeat, is it connected to traumatic events people experience in their lives? I also want to know if it is more common among women or men. How do people feel during and after they eat? How temporary is this feeling? Another interesting thing to look into is if it is more common in men or women. Throughout my research some things I want to do may change.
Certain things that can trigger overeating on a normal base include, but are not limited to: a life crisis or death, relationship breakdown, family changes, moving to a new place, a change in a job, school problems, and personal failure. Once an individual begins to overeat, there are many things that help to further the issue. One source I found lists some reasons that induce overeating that I had not thought of, but can also relate to and see everyday. Some of the reasons include: convenience, visibility, mindless eating, and social influence. Other sources of overeating that I saw to be obvious were family and personal dynamics. People that tend to overeat or have a serious problem often say they find food as a source of comfort and nurture. When people feel pressured, sad, stressed out, or upset they go to food a source of comfort. When people are done eating, they often found themselves feeling guilty or sad. There typically is not much or any satisfaction a person feels after they overeat. When comparing men and women as to who tends to overeat more, men had surprisingly higher rates. Although women do tend to binge eat more, men overeat more on a common everyday lifestyle. Women tend to be more focused on their bodies then men, which affects the amount of women versus men that overeat. There are many steps an individual can take in order to stop overeating. These include: eating slowly, being aware of your problem, using smaller plates, putting junk food farther back in your cupboard so it is less visible, choose foods that fill you up faster instead of things like chips so you will not eat as much, poor things like chips into bowls so you do not eat the whole bag, and think about what you want to eat before going out with a friend so you aren’t influenced by what they order. I will use this information to help lay out my mind web on overeating.
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