Health Tip: Eating When You're Not Hungry

(HealthDay News) -- Eating when you're not hungry can pack on unnecessary pounds and calories.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says common triggers for eating when not hungry include:

• Seeing your favorite snacks when you enter the pantry.
• Watching TV.
• Passing by the vending machines at work.
• Dealing with a stressful situation.
• Being bored.