Is your favorite sports team driving you N.U.T.S. (Nutritional Upset from Team Stress)?

It might be. In Cleveland, where Dr. Mike lives, obesity rates are 30 percent and the Browns haven't won a division championship since 1989!

In Dr. Oz's New York City, 58 percent of adults are either obese or overweight, and the Giants and Jets drive fans crazy.One study explains the relationship between heartbreaking sports franchises and obesity: Supporters of losing football teams increase the amount of saturated fat they eat by 16 percent on the Monday following a loss.

For Cleveland and N.Y. fans, that's a lot of extra sausage, bacon and burgers!

And talk about heartbreak! Those foods increase the risk of cognitive problems, sexual dysfunction and cause real traffic jams Mondays and Tuesdays in our cardiac care units!

Fortunately, researchers have discovered that after a crushing defeat, writing down what you like about yourself (seriously!) can break the N.U.T.S. curse. That's how strongly attitude and mood influence food choices.

Here are some other mood-lifters that just may keep you from getting N.U.T.S.

• Schedule a "huddle-up" if a loss occurs. Intimacy and passion boots oxytocin and serotonin levels; both hormones elevate mood and reduce stress.
• Cool it. Reduce bodywide inflammation (it can trigger depression and anxiety) by eating a plant-based diet and getting plenty of omega-3s and omega-7.
• Enjoy walnuts (for omega-3s) and macadamia nuts (for omega-7) or take supplements of purified omega-7 and DHA-omega-3.
• And eliminate all added sugar and sugar syrups, and any grain that isn't 100 percent whole.

© 2013 Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz, M.D.
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