With food being everywhere, and within easy reach, we’ll reach for it again whether or not we are actually hungry, having been conditioned by the repetitive nature of that act. Volkow, who loves chocolate, says it’s the vending machine that trips her up. If she’s happily busy with her work, she’ll walk on by. But throw in some stress, and the need for a little distraction, and she’ll grab a Hershey’s bar. “There’s a point where we’re all going to succumb to temptation,” she said.
