Survey says:

Q.  How many women in an Internet survey done by Roger Gould, M.D., how many of the 17,000 failed dieters claimed that they relapsed while dieting?

A.  Nearly all of them!

Roger Gould, M.D. is a UCLA psychiatrist who penned the book Shrink Yourself and started the online program related to the book and his beliefs regarding emotional eating. 

Q.  According to Brian Wansink, Ph.D., what percentage of the 1,000 people surveyed turned to comfort foods when were happy?

A. 86%

Q.  Of those same people studies how man turned to food when they wanted a reward?

A. 74%

Q.  Again, of those same 1,000 people surveyed how many turned to food when depressed, bored or lonely?

A. Depressed – 39%

     Bored – 52%

     Lonely – 39%

Brian wansink, Ph.D., is the author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think and directs he Cornell Food and Brand Lab.  Check out his website for lots of great information http://mindlesseating.org/index.php. 

If interested in information on strategies to help with emotional eating check out this article:  http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-plans/emotional-eating-0707-2