Why are Comfort Foods so Comforting?

Host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, University of Kentucky, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension

Guest: Dr. Courtney Luecking, Extension Specialist for Nutrition and Health

Episode 24, Season 4

There is science behind why our favorite comfort foods provide solace when we need it!  On this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Courtney Luecking unpacks how comfort foods work on our psyche and how we use these foods to evoke emotions and memories. 

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