Love can make people forget a meal — or send them searching for comfort food. Clinical dietitian Veronika Meisler explains that this is not simply a question of willpower: the systems that regulate attachment, reward and calm also influence appetite and cravings.
When security or connection feels scarce, the brain may seek a quick substitute through social media, shopping or highly stimulating food. Meisler recommends pausing before an automatic snack and asking whether the need is physical hunger, emotion or a sense of absence. A warm shower, gentle movement, music, conversation, touch or a familiar evening ritual can create another path to calm. Dessert can still have a place; it simply does not need to carry the full burden of emotional regulation.
This English-language article is an original adaptation of reporting published by Blinker. Read the original Hebrew article.
