Joan Ifland: Are food cravings shortening our lives?

Why do we rush to the refrigerator during commercial breaks, while watching television? Are we really hungry or does TV fuel our addiction to foods that we know are bad for us? "Without your agreement at all, you're doing what we call the robot walk or the zombie walk to the kitchen to get something to eat," says Joan Ifland, Ph.D., author of the textbook, Processed Food Addiction. Dr. Ifland believes we are wired to snack, in response to stress, excitement and suspense, and...