BINGE VS BALANCE
Food cravings are an all-too-common winter hazard. They’re often linked with low mood caused by a drop in our body’s feelgood endorphins due to reduced sunlight and low temperatures.
At these times, we hunger for carb-rich foods, especially the quickly digested, high-GI kind such as cakes or biscuits.
This is because we’re looking for a speedy sugar hit to raise flagging energy levels and bring a surge of serotonin, the happiness hormone. But while these so-called comfort foods may bring satisfaction with a sense of pleasure at the taste and a spirit-lifting energy burst, this is unlikely to last long.
“Despite the comfort they tend to provide psychologically, they’re likely to make us feel worse in the long run,” says Professor Jane Speight, director of
