Recent research shows what many of us knew all long: Our moods dictate what we eat. Researchers studied the diets of people to show how personality and foods collide – howler moods may steer us to certain foods, on the basis of their physical characteristics. The study theorized that many moods send specific signals; for example stressed adrenal glands could be sending salt-craving signals. So what does your favorite turn-to food say about you? – From
YOU: On A Diet Revised Edition: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
| If You Reach For | You May Be Feeling |
|---|---|
| Tough foods, like meat, or hard crunchy foods | Angry |
| Sugars | Drepressed |
| Soft and sweet foods, like ice cream | Anxious |
| Salty foods | Stressed |
| Bulky, fill-you-up foods, like crackers and pasta | Lonely, sexually frustrated |
| Anything and everything | Jealous |
Scott Le Duc 