Too often, and for too many, holiday excess can become a life-threatening environment, The struggle for someone suffering from a problem with food is exacerbated by the fact that not eating is simply not an option.

Anyone who has eaten when not hungry, or even after becoming uncomfortably full, may relate. Some have eaten excess, burned, stale or frozen food. Some get up to eat in the middle of the night, or hide food away to eat in secrecy and solitude.