If a man is hungry enough he will eat anything in sight, but in times of plenty the choice between foods is often made on the basis of their emotional values, Dr. William Kaufman told psychologists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meetings in St. Louis last week. A Bridgeport (Conn.) general practitioner, Dr. Kaufman has classified some special food compulsions he found in 1,200 of his own patients. Among the Kaufman classifications:
¶ Security foods, such as milk and milk products, to which some of his patients turned when under stress.
¶ Reward foods (chocolate, candy, hot dogs,...
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