Unfortunately, as with many defenses, it can be turned inward with harmful effects. Ironically, eating dis-orders are at times a defense that arise from a control issue. Eating, urinating and defecating are within their control, and disorders in these realms almost always indicate over controlling parental figures. Overeating compulsively is a paradox. It is behavior that is out of control but arose from a need to have control.
Therapeutic input can be helpful.
In Weight Control Nutrition is also important. If grain is not well chewed, it can contribute to flatulence and overweight. Saliva released while chewing contains the enzyme ptyalin which initiates the breakdown of starches. Overloading your body with food damages organs of elimination, from the bloodstream to the kidneys. Add to this pesticides, herbicides, synthetic hormones and other banes of civilization and your body is working overtime and clogged.