In a nutshell, then, by choosing food as your drug sugar highs, or the deep, soporific calm of carbs you can still make the packed lunches, do the school run, look after the baby, stop in on your parents and then stay up all night with an ill 5-year-old something that is not an option if you're regularly climbing into the cupboard under the stairs and knocking back quarts of scotch.

WSJ: Caitlin Moran on Women and Overeating: I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings