but we need to understand that food is about providing nourishment to the body and not about overcoming boredom or stale relationships. And have you noticed that when you eat food as entertainment or as a distraction from some niggling thought, it’s always something that is calorie dense, extremely sweet or extremely salty? And no, your boredom or thoughts don’t go away after eating that pastry or chips, in fact they are still very much there. So what are you going to do? Reach for another one?