Emotionaleatingiswhenpeopleusefoodasawaytodealwithfeelingsinsteadofsatisfyinghunger．（33）___Haveyoueverfinishedawholebagofchipsoutofboredomordownedcookieaftercookiewhilepreparingforabigtest？Butwhendonealot-especiallywithoutrealizingit-emotionaleatingcanaffectweight，health，andoverallwell-being．

Notmanyofusmaketheconnectionbetweeneatingandourfeelings．（34）___Oneofthebiggestmythsaboutemotionaleatingisthatit'scausedbynegativefeelings．Yes，peopleoftenturntofoodwhenthey'restressedout，lonely，sad，anxious，orbored．Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo，liketheromanceofsharingdessertonValentine'sDayorthecelebrationofaholidayfeast．Sometimesemotionaleatingistiedtomajorlifeevents，likeadeathoradivorce．（35）___Emotionaleatingpatternscanbelearned：Achildwhoisgivencandyafterabigachievementmaygrowupusingcandyasarewardforajobwelldone．（36）___It'snoteasyto"unlearn（抛弃）"patternsofemotionaleating．Butitispossible．Anditstartswithanawarenessofwhat'sgoingon．

We'reallemotionaleaterstoadegree．Butforsomepeopleemotionaleatingcanbearealproblem，causingseriousweightgainorotherproblems．Thetroublewithemotionaleatingisthatoncethepleasureofeatingisgone，thefeelingsthatcauseitremain．（37）___That'swhyithelpstoknowthedifferencebetweenphysicalhungerandemotionalhunger．

Nexttimeyoureachforasnack，waitandthinkaboutwhichtypeofhungerisdrivingit．

A．Believeitornot，we'veallbeenthere．

B．Ifacryingboygetssomecookies，hemaylinkcookieswithcomfort．

C．Onestudyfoundthatpeoplewhoeatfoodlikepizzabecomehappyafterwards．

D．Andyouoftenmayfeelworseabouteatingtheamountortypeoffoodyoulike．

E．Understandingwhatdrivesemotionaleatingcanhelppeopletakestepstochangeit．

F．Boysseemtopreferhot，homemadecomfortmeals，whilegirlsgoforchocolateandicecream．

G．Moreoften，though，it'sthecountlesslittledailystressesthatcausesomeonetoseekcomfortinfood．