"we’ve become a nation of compulsive overeaters, hyper-focused on everything having to do with food and eating"

http://blog.seattlepi.com/timigustafsonrd/2012/09/16/emotional-eating-%E2%80%93-a-widespread-but-poorly-understood-health-problem/

Emotional Eating – A Widespread But Poorly Understood Health Problem

"There is no general agreement among the experts on the exact causes of the growing obesity crisis in America and around the world. Easy access to inexpensive calorie-dense but nutritionally poor food and sedentary lifestyles are often named as leading factors. Our culture that promotes ever-increasing consumption my also play a role. But could it be that our eating habits can make us not only physically ill but also harm our psychological and emotional well-being?

In her book, titled “Emotional Overeating” (2012), Dr. Marcia Sirota, a Toronto-based psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of addiction, says that constant eating, especially when it leads to weight problems, is actually a form of psychotic behavior.

“It seems as though we’ve become a society of addicts,” she says. “In particular, we’ve become a nation of compulsive overeaters, hyper-focused on everything having to do with food and eating.”"