News Finding: Kitchen clutter and chaos linked to overeating. 
Paper Finding: In the context of the chaotic environment combined with an out-of-control mindset, increased cookie consumption might have been the result of depleted selfregulatory strength from managing one's emotions under such conditions.
News Context: Kitchen clutter and chaos linked to overeating. 
Paper Context: Because sweet foods are generally seen as being "forbidden" foods , some degree of effort was perhaps needed to resist eating too many cookies. In the context of the chaotic environment combined with an out-of-control mindset, increased cookie consumption might have been the result of depleted selfregulatory strength from managing one's emotions under such conditions. Of course, future research is needed to directly test this hypothesis.