why do people turn to food if they are worried or upset?

Question: why do people turn to food if they are worried or upset?
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  upset
Asked by TamsinRL to Andy on 16 Mar 2017.
- Andrew Jones answered on 16 Mar 2017:
  
  Many reasons – stress reduces our ability to make good decisions – so we might reach for cake instead of salad.
  
  Food in itself is often pleasurable so it might be in order to get rid of the negative mood too.

Question: why do people turn to food if they are worried or upset?