why does food make you feel better? 

in order to control your emotions, you need to have willpower
it took us a long time to figure out what willpower actually is, though: a lot of early hypothesises were that it's a skill, or a talent.

but repeated tests have shown that willpower is actually a limited resource that you have, and basically the only way to increase it?

is glucose

why does food make you feel better? 

@lizardsquid
The ego depletion result has not been replicated, but it's a nice myth to have around

why does food make you feel better? 

@DialMforMara I guess I should have looked further into the details

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