How the stress of shelling affects appetite and cravings for sweets

Woman sitting at a breakfast table with juice, an apple and an orange after a stressful night of shelling, looking pensive about her lost appetite and cravings for sweets — illustration for a nutritionist article on the body's stress response

The photo shows a young woman seated at a table with a bowl, an apple, an orange and a glass of fresh juice, yet she is not eating but staring pensively into the distance with her hand resting on her cheek. The scene vividly captures the state in which, after an anxious night, the body reacts to stress: appetite either vanishes or a strong craving for sweets emerges. The image illustrates a nutritionist's piece on how to restore healthy eating habits after enduring such tension.

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