What's exciting about this work is that it identifies specific mechanisms for how stress affects self control : by amplifying the influence of short-term rewards on choices, and by impairing the influence of a brain region known to be important for self-control.

Molly Crockett

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When you're faced with an unhealthy food that's not very tempting, stress won't affect your self control much, but when you're faced with your most favorite tempting foods, stress will make it more difficult to resist those temptations.

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