Emotionaleatingiswhenpeopleusefoodasawaytodealwithfeelings（81）___ofsatisfyinghunger．Believeitornot，we'veallbeenthere．Haveyoueverfinishedawholebagofchipsoutofboredomordownedcookieaftercookiewhilepreparing（82）___abigtest？Butwhendonealot-especially （83）___realizingit-emotionaleatingcanaffectweight，health，andoverallwell-being．
Understandingwhatdrivesemotionaleatingcanhelppeople（84）___stepstochangeit．Oneofthebiggestmythsaboutemotionaleatingisthatit'scausedby （85）___feelings．Yes，peopleoftenturntofoodwhenthey'restressedout，lonely，sad，anxious，orbored．Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo，liketheromanceofsharingdessertonValentine'sDayorthecelebrationofaholidayfeast．Sometimesemotionaleatingistied （86）___majorlifeevents，likeadeathoradivorce．Moreoften，though，it'sthecountlesslittledailystresses （87）___causesomeone（88）___（seek） comfortinfood．
We'reallemotionaleaterstoadegree．Butforsomepeopleemotionaleatingcanbearealproblem，（89）___ （cause） seriousweightgainorotherproblems．Thetroublewithemotionaleatingisthatoncethepleasureofeatingisgone，thefeelingsthatcauseitremain．Andyouoftenmayfeelworseabouteatingtheamountortypeoffoodyoulike．That's（90）___ithelpstoknowthedifferencebetweenphysicalhungerandemotionalhunger．
Nexttimeyoureachforasnack，waitandthinkaboutwhichtypeofhungerisdrivingit．