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To synthesize evidence on emotional eating under negative affect, focusing on emotion regulation and reward processes.

June 7, 2026NutrientsOpen Access

Emotional Eating Under Negative Affect: A Narrative Review from the Perspectives of Emotion Regulation and Reward Processes in Food Choice

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Narrative review explores emotional eating responses in negative affect, indicating implications for diet quality and eating patterns.

To synthesize evidence on emotional eating under negative affect, focusing on emotion regulation and reward processes.
Narrative review of experimental and neurocognitive studies on emotional eating.
Analysis of pathways including emotion regulation and reward processing.
Discussion on the consistency of changes in food choice and diet quality in relation to emotional eating.
Emotional eating serves as a regulatory strategy to mitigate negative affect, promoting reliance on food for emotion control.
Negative affect biases reward processing toward immediate food rewards, impacting food choice and nutritional quality.
Repeated emotional eating contributes to unstable eating patterns with potential long-term nutritional implications.

Fu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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June 7, 2026NutrientsOpen Access

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Narrative review explores emotional eating responses in negative affect, indicating implications for diet quality and eating patterns.

To synthesize evidence on emotional eating under negative affect, focusing on emotion regulation and reward processes.
Narrative review of experimental and neurocognitive studies on emotional eating.
Analysis of pathways including emotion regulation and reward processing.
Discussion on the consistency of changes in food choice and diet quality in relation to emotional eating.
Emotional eating serves as a regulatory strategy to mitigate negative affect, promoting reliance on food for emotion control.
Negative affect biases reward processing toward immediate food rewards, impacting food choice and nutritional quality.
Repeated emotional eating contributes to unstable eating patterns with potential long-term nutritional implications.

Fu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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