I was taught a hard lesson to eat when I COULD, not when I was hungry, from a very young age.
The folks who raised me (my Mom's "adoptive parents") did not feed me breakfast. They did not give me lunch money, or try to make sure I had access to lunch. Usually, they were too hung-over to care.
Consequently, when dinner time rolled around I was extremely hungry.
"Look at this damned kid, stuffing his face, he's gonna eat me out of house and home."
"Stuffing your face again, huh? Worthless little POS, get out of my sight."
"Typical stupid kids. Have a child and then expect someone else to foot the bill."
I used to hide in a closet when I heard a car pull in the driveway, afraid it was THEM.
I also learned to eat as much as I could right after school when I was home alone. Babysitters, friend's houses, neighbors, whatever I could find. Things would get worse by degrees if THEY found food missing.
I lived like that for 10 years.
It has been very difficult unlearning that behavior. I have had fair to moderate sucess, but I got it by the horns now. Especially with no more cerveza.
(On a better note, I did get to spend summers with my Grandparents. Only little bit of peace I had back then.)
Point is, folks might want to consider other issues for circumstances before making blanket statements and knee-jerk judgements.
"Lifestyle Choice", indeed.