Traditionally we eat because we are HUNGRY. That is a FANTASTIC practice. Hungry - eat. How much should you eat? Enough that you are no longer hungry. And enjoy your food, too!!
Today, we are inundated with a very different message. Eating is a "culinary experience". The food is "gourmet" and is prepared by an "executive chef".
In other words, complete immersion in sensual pleasure. We simple people might not get it. I am included in that group. But the tzadikim and mystics tell us that there are few things that are more harmful to the soul than the contemporary emphasis on eating.
Our blessing - limitless food - is a double edged sword. It is harmful for body and soul to overeat.
