What is emotional eating?

I hear about it a lot but I dont know what is it

Emotional eating is the practice of consuming large quantities of food -- usually comfort or junk foods -- in response to feelings instead of hunger. Experts estimate that 75% of overeating is caused by emotions.

I think its when someone eats to get ride of their emtions!

I think its when say a women is sad she eats chocolate or cake or sumtin

its like eatin chocolate when your depressed

Comfort food!
Its when your so emotional and just sit down and you start eating and don't want to stop. Its usually fattening food. I went through a bad break up and I kept eating spoonfuls of hot chocolate powder while sitting on my couch watching movies all day. Your pretty much too depressed to do anything else.

Imma guy and I have that problem if im pissed or sad I eat a lot like recently all junk food

Eating after a conflict or event. It doesn't matter what.
It's going home and eating until your thoughts are overcome with the amusement of the food you are taking in.

Suggestion: Exercise.
I think emotional EXERCISE sounds better than...
Emotional Eating.

eating to overcome your problems
when you eat and you sad/depressed usually
...went through a hard time, break up, lost your job, just feel crap, nothing better to do ect
say...instead of reading a book or something, you eat
even eating when your bored
pretty much when you deal with your problems by eating food
and it doesnt matter what food you eat either
just any food

Eatting is supposed to make you happy and boost you up but when your emotions get too low , for some the ony solution they see is eatting and getting that happiness back. It's like a drug and can be just as fatal in extremes.

It's when people eat to make them feel better about themselves or to try to get red of their emotions.