Perhaps comfort foods are delivering something more subtle than cheeriness. In some situations, they may, some researchers propose, help us feel a sense of belonging. In an article entitled "Chicken Soup Really Is Good for the Soul", researchers found that eating comfort foods evoked feelings related to relationships, and for North Americans who had a history of strong, secure connection, eating such foods could protect them from threats to their identity. People without a history of secure connections were not insulated from these blows by food, however. The effect depends on your own past.

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