From love to a hamburger one step?

What a man does when he does not add up to love? A third of British men and women treated in such cases because .. food.

Group Priory, dedicated to the treatment of diseases related to nutrition, interviewed thousands of survey respondents and concluded that the age group 15 to 24 years add up relationship with food is worse than the others.

More than 60% of respondents said that in times of heavy for a find solace in chocolate, and 43% – in fast food. And that worries experts, who believe that rely on food in such cases – so do not value their health.

“These are young people who will soon raise the next generation, and they will give children their relationship to food, – said Dr. Peter Rowan, a psychiatrist from the Priory. – If nothing changes, the behavior of all people, to a lesser extent will depend on what required to maintain health, and the number of young people with diseases caused by malnutrition, will continue to grow. ”

People desperately fill the void caused by loneliness, low self-esteem, depression, or insecurity

As of today, 60 million UK nearly 1.1 million people diagnosed with at least one such disease, but experts believe that in fact this number is much higher, people just do not always go to the doctor when they have, for example, pain stomach.

“Love Hunger”

According to estimates of Priory, feeding problems have around 11 million British adults.

52% of adult respondents admitted that devour chocolate when not in the mood, while the other 25% overlap in this case on hamburgers or french fries.

With 63% confident that when you feel too fat, people will treat you with less sympathy, and 74% experience aesthetic pleasure of healthy eating.

“People desperately fill the void caused by loneliness, low self-esteem, depression, or insecurity – explains Dr. Rowan. – You could call it” love hunger “.

“Unfortunately, this form of comfort through food is bad for their health, leading to a variety of psychiatric disorders associated with obesity and the development of diseases, including mental with severe illnesses, – the expert adds. – We are a child, including also thanks to mothers who are learning to associate food with love. And it does not change with time: in the form of gifts of food are used to encourage us, and we use them to reward others. ”

“Diseases caused by malnutrition may develop in a person who uses food to regain control over their senses, that can be harmful – both physically and mentally in a sense – agree with my colleague Susan Ringwood, director of the British Association for the Fight with food diseases. – The best way to avoid it – it’s to seek help immediately, as soon as the problem occurs. “