Tamara explained: 'Between stress around uncertainty, working from home, and reduced social interaction, emotional eating might be particularly prevalent in the coming weeks. 'Emotional eating occurs when food is used to soothe or suppress negative emotions such as isolation, anger, boredom, or stress. 'Often comfort or emotional eating ignore feelings of physical hunger that come from an empty stomach. Tamara outlined a four-step plan that anyone can follow to put an end to their emotional eating during lockdown. Take away the guiltIt's important that we don't harbour feelings of guilt when we do experience an episode of emotional eating.

Source: Daily Mail March 24, 2020 10:19 UTC