Emotions, Study | featured news

New research suggests weeping isn't the cathartic emotional release it's often cracked up to be, sniff, sniff. Please pass the tissues.

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that consuming food with saturated fat may help fend off negative emotions. In the study, the participants were fed through an unmarked stomach tube of either a solution of saturated fatty acids or a simple saline solution. They then listened to sad music and looked at photos of sad faces.