Is the economy making you fat?

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As stocks drop, our scales are rising. Avoid recession pounds with our sanity-saving plan.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have a co-conspirator in the war on your well-being: Duncan Hines. During stressful times, overeating is practically our national therapy. In fact, nearly 50 percent of people say they soothe frayed nerves with unhealthy meals, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C. Ultimately, calorie overload—and the weight that results—only adds to our feelings of helplessness.

The reason you can't stop eating potato chips, even when you're full

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Stressed much? Feeling under-appreciated? Those feelings just might be supporting your binges. Those trusty ladies and gents in the white coats (a.k.a. scientists) have been studying rhesus monkeys and found that those monkeys with lower social status were more likely to eat yummy banana chips...

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Is the economy making you fat?

The reason you can't stop eating potato chips, even when you're full