article_snippet: Dean, who was diagnosed with a mild case of obsessive compulsive disorder in his first year of university, thinks it's because food is more readily available than sex.
article_snippet: I think it might be a case of we just generally crave food more often than intimacy because it's more readily available and we need to more regularly,' his said.
article_snippet: Australian Clinical Psychologist and Mind and Body Expert Leanne Hall said  snacking and craving is alluring because it satisfies the pleasure sensors in your brain. '
article_snippet: Food is a much quicker and easier craving to fix than the urges that go on in the bedroom. '
article_snippet: Let's face it, Food doesn't expect anything in return does Food?'
article_snippet: Whereas snacking just fulfils your need - you don't have to worry about anybody else's needs except your own.'
article_snippet: so you are addressing those triggers that lead to that mindless eating - which is when we overeat because we are usually focusing on a million things at once,' she said. '