Factors Affecting Stress And Eating Behavior: Literature Review

Stress is a non-specific response of the body to the problems it receives.High levels of stress can be associated with poor eating behavior, namely eating behavior that does not prioritize health aspects, such as the habit of consuming foods that do not provide essential substances according to body needs, irregular eating patterns, and unhealthy lifestyles, so that it can affect stress and eating behavior.The purpose of this study is to find out what factors affect stress and eating behavior.This Literature Review study analyzed 13 journals from the database, (Google Scholar, Crossref Metadata Search, Research Rabbit, Paperity and Taylor & Francis Online).The results showed that factors that can affect stress and eating behavior, namely; poor sleep quality, obesity, irregular eating patterns, and self-image.