compulsive eating
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She turned to compulsive eating “so my body could become so big it would never be broken again.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
Mrs. Nidetch, who had tried many times to subdue her compulsive eating — dieting, losing weight, then gaining it all back again — had to do something.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2015
A hallmark of Nidetch’s group was sharing the dark secrets of compulsive eating with others who understood.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2011
After six months, I wound up an overweight nervous wreck, suffering from compulsive eating habits, extreme tension, unexplained chest cramps, a sudden rush of gum and teeth problems, and facing a costly replacement in clothing.
From Time Magazine Archive
