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Stress Linked to More Eating and Smoking - Americans increasingly are turning to comfort food and tobacco to help them deal with stress, University of Michigan researchers say.

Americans Warm Up For Winter With Dairy Cravings - As the weather turns colder and the long winter months begin, Americans turn to feel-good foods, often referred to as "comfort foods," to warm themselves up both inside and out. These stick-to-your-ribs dishes, like mashed potatoes and gravy, creamy macaroni and cheese and hearty casseroles are tried-and-true methods for warding off the winter blues.

Move Over Low Carb Diets, Mashed Potatoes are Back! - Despite the low carb diet craze, the vast majority of Americans have not stopped eating the comfort food dishes they love, according to the national Country Crock(TM) Side Dishes Comfort Food Survey, released today. Country Crock(TM) Side Dishes conducted the survey to gauge Americans' emotional connection to comfort foods as the winter season approaches.

Comfort foods updated with flavor of almonds - Here are a couple of recipes for a quick comfort fix: a bowl of creamy almond-cinnamon rice pudding (a good way to use up leftover cooked rice), and hot chocolate to drink with an almond snack.

Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from childhood - Perhaps men are from Mars and women from Venus, at least in the eating department.

Comfort foods to eat when you have a cold or the flu - What to eat -- and not eat -- when you are suffering from a cold or the flu.

Comfort-food Cravings May Be Body’s Attempt To Put Brake On Chronic Stress - UCSF researchers have identified a biochemical feedback system in rats that could explain why some people crave comfort foods - such as chocolate chip cookies and greasy cheeseburgers - when they are chronically stressed, and why such people are apt to gain weight in the abdomen.

Food for Comfort - Psychology Today - We all do scream for ice cream: When 1,005 men and women were asked to name their favorite comfort food, both overwhelmingly chose ice dream. Lead author Brian Wansink, Ph.D., a University of Illinois marketing professor, found that people cognitively connect important past associations with specific foods.

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