Comfort Foods Help Alleviate Loneliness
March 23, 2011
Food Product Design:
A new study in the journal Psychological Science suggests comfort foods can help fight loneliness.
In the study, volunteers were asked to spend several minutes writing about a fight with a friend or loved one.
Then, some in the study were either asked to write about their favorite comfort foods. Others were even served chicken soup if they had previously indicated they enjoy it.
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