Many studies suggest that 75% of overeating is the result of emotional eating .So what is emotional eating? Emotional eating is eating for reasons other than because you're hungry. If you overeat often, chances are that rather than dealing with a negative event or emotion in a solution-oriented manner, you may have learned to numb your problems with food. 

Emotional eating can obstruct your weight loss goals. When you are emotionally disturbed, you may look at food for comfort. Even good and happy times can lead to overeating. Comfort eating can be a problem when it is the primary way of calming, relaxing and soothing yourself. Emotional eating leads to over eating especially high calorie, fatty and sugary foods. It results in excess consumption of calories which leads to weight gain. People who emotionally eat are generally unaware of how their emotions impact the food intake.

It is usually junk food which is eaten rather than steamed vegetables. Emotional eating which leads to weight gain is also a risk factor for hypertension, diabetes and cancer. 

Overcoming emotional eating is central to attaining better health, a normal weight, and improved energy. Besides all that it requires is for you to be very conscious and mindful of what, when, why, and how you are eating.

Overcoming emotional eating results in attaining better health, healthy weight and improved energy.