Why does emotional dysregulation in ADHD sometimes show up specifically as eating patterns?

Emotional dysregulation in ADHD often involves intense emotions that feel hard to manage with usual coping tools, and eating can become an accessible, fast-acting way to self-soothe or distract from that intensity, similar to how it might show up as other impulsive behaviors in other people. It's one of several ways dysregulated emotion can express itself behaviorally, rather than eating being uniquely tied to ADHD emotional regulation specifically. References: https://obesitycanada.ca/healthcare-professionals/adult-clinical-practice-guideline/

Definitely notice this pattern in myself, bad emotional day almost always means a harder time with food choices too. Learning to catch it earlier has helped some.