" CANBERRA Dodgers Joc Pederson Jersey , Feb.18 (Xinhua) -- Emotional eating is playing a substantial role in fuelling Australia's obesity epidemic, according to a new research.
The research undertaken by nationwide""weight management""company, Cambridge Weight Plan,found that 83 per cent of overweight or obese Australians ""eat emotionally"".
Dr. Ali Dale, a consultant at a weight management clinic in the Cambridge network, said that stress and depression can trigger a ""vicious cycle""of obesity.
""Over 90 per cent of Australian women who struggle with their weight comfort eat, we know that 86 per cent of men who struggle with their weight comfort eat,"" Dale told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Thursday.