>>15613195I think it's because eating food is inherently a calming thing biologically (think rest and digest) so these people start eating as a comfort thing to deal with their mental illnesses whatever they may be. A lot of this stuff is also fried, high in wheat or high fructose corn syrup which all translates to carbohydrates which, if you don't burn them off immediately, they turn into fat.
Also for the 7XL this was the best thing I could find lol. For reference this guy is a pretty standard sized adult male afaik, looks like a child with it on though.