unhealthy eating behaviours

external eating is defined as an increase in food intake triggered by external food cues rather than by an internal state of hunger or satiety, 2) restrained eating associates to an intended effort to reach or preserve a desired weight through reducing calory consumption, and 3) emotional eating is defined as an increase in food consumption triggered by an internal state of emotional arousal, such as anger, fear, sadness or happiness. This research recruited participants that self-identify as eating emotionally.