By Karen Johnson 11 News Stress can lead to a number of health problems.
Stressful situations cause some people to overeat.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are studying ways to help. When people are under stress, their body temperature drops, and researchers are looking at how temperature, overeating, and stress are connected. It s 4 o clock, and just thinking about getting on the shuttle and fighting the traffic home is stressful enough for stress eater, Elvira Munoz. She said, If I feel cold, I want to overeat or just eat anything in sight. Munoz checks her body temperature, and when she finds that it s down ten degrees, she knows it s a signal that she could overeat.