It is this brain that could be responsible for your craving under stress for crisps, chocolate and cookies.Įmbedded in the wall of the gut, the enteric nervous system (ENS) has long been known to control digestion. It comprises an estimated 500 million neurons – about five times as many as in the brain of a rat – and is around 9 metres long, stretching from your oesophagus to your anus. Your body contains a separate nervous system that is so complex it has been dubbed the second brain. What you probably don’t know, though, is that the real culprit may not be the brain in your skull but your other brain. You can’t help yourself – at times of stress the brain encourages us to seek out comfort foods.
Come lunchtime you walk straight past the salad bar and head for the stodge.
You were late for work, missed a crucial meeting and now your boss is mad at you.
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