response: I see, did you also have a compulsive consumption of high fat and sugar foods?
original_response: I know what you mean. Certain foods can be addicting too. and that is the compulsive consumption of a high fat and high sugar food or foods which activate a reward center in the brain
history: I used to have quite the issue with overeating, especially since I had no idea how much calories were in certain foods.
knowledge: A food addiction or eating addiction is a behavioral addiction that is characterized by the compulsive consumption of palatable (e.g., high fat and high sugar) foods – the types of food which markedly activate the reward system in humans and other animals – despite adverse consequences.  Psychological dependence has also been observed with the occurrence of withdrawal symptoms when consumption of these foods stops by replacement with foods low in sugar and fat.