Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

Stress & Eating: How Emotions Affect Eating and How Eating Affects Emotions

About the Presentation

Stress levels are on the rise, and the relationship between stress and eating may be taking a toll on our health. During this session, the director of UCLA’s Dieting, Stress, and Health (DiSH) Lab will share some of her research team’s key findings regarding the effect of stress on eating, the effect of eating on stress, how “comfort foods” work, and how eating and drinking behaviors interact in the context of stress. Gaining a better understanding of how these processes work can inform both nutrition education and future research on eating behavior.

About the Presenter

A. Janet Tomiyama, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Tomiyama is an associate professor of psychology at UCLA. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Cornell University before attaining a master’s and PhD in social psychology, with a minor in health psychology, from UCLA.

SNEB Past Presidents 2018

DINE Hot Topics Call

SNEB Board Orientation 2018

Survival Mediterranean Style: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in the US Fire Service

(recorded 6/1/2018)

Speakers: Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM

"Mediterranean Diet” (MD) describes the traditional eating habits followed in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and is characterized by high consumption of olive oil, fruits, vegetables, unrefined breads and cereals, legumes and nuts, moderate consumption of fish and poultry, a relatively low intake of dairy products, and low-sparing consumption of red meat, processed meats and sweets. Robust data support the effectiveness of the MD in reducing all-cause mortality, CVD morbidity and mortality and cancer mortality, diabetes, and obesity.

“Feeding America's Bravest: Survival Mediterranean Style” motivates firefighters and their families to modify their food culture and reduce cardio-metabolic risk profiles by adopting Mediterranean Diet principles. It is a cluster randomized, controlled trial within the 44 stations of the Indianapolis Fire Department. It compares a Mediterranean Diet Nutritional Intervention (MDNI) (group 1) vs. usual care (group 2). The intervention includes behavioral and environmental components. The primary outcome is 12- month change in Mediterranean Diet score comparing group 1 vs. group 2.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand Mediterranean nutrition and its benefits
2. Learn about the chronic disease risks of firefighting
3. Review the trial and results to date

Goal 1 Work Group - Third Call

Goal 3 Work Group - Second Call

Goal 2 Work Group - Second Meeting

Goal 1 Work Group - First Call

Goal 2 Work Group - First Meeting