ITHACA, N.Y., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- People feeling happy might make a Valentine's Day dinner of salmon and vegetables, but the depressed might just reach for a bag of candy, a U.S. expert said.
"Valentine's Day is a triple threat when it comes to emotional eating," Brian Wansink, director of Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab and author of "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," said in a statement. "It often combines good candy, convenience and a license to eat."