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overeat

[oh-ver-eet] / ˌoʊ vərˈit /


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As millions of people turned to the medications to lose weight, physicians and researchers started to hear that the lack of desire to overeat extended to drinking.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

Ultra-processed foods are high in sodium, added sugar, saturated fats and chemicals that are designed to make the food easy and pleasurable to eat and overeat, Chiu said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2025

This is what UK scientists have discovered - identifying a genetic source of many labradors' - and some people's - tendency to overeat.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2025

Advocating for the lower 2,000 calorie baseline, they reasoned, would offset Americans' tendency to overeat and do more good than harm for the population overall.

From Salon Jul. 16, 2024

He forgot Lavinia Lyte as he thought of the wonderful things it was her privilege to overeat if she wished.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

It’s a day where everyone overeats — that’s not my thing.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2019

Betsy overeats, has panic attacks, resents her father and misses her mother, dead from cancer like Edwards’s wife, Elizabeth.

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2017

Researchers believe that hundreds of genes, combined with environmental factors, have the potential to influence whether a person in the general population overeats and how easily he or she gains weight.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2015

Nikki overeats whenever she is upset, at one point devouring an entire fruit pie with her hands.

From New York Times Nov. 29, 2011

As nearly everybody overeats, and because overeating is the greatest single factor in producing disease and premature death, it is advisable not to eat cheese and other foods rich in protein in the same meal.

From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by R. L. Alsaker

Members of the grounds crew believe the birds - who flew away after about 10 minutes - overate some fresh, high-quality grass seed.

From Washington Times Jul. 19, 2019

Members of the grounds crew believe the birds — who flew away after about 10 minutes — overate some fresh, high-quality grass seed.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2019

Theoretically, those using the monitors might have been so inspired to exercise that they moved a lot, developed large appetites, and overate, blunting any weight loss from the workouts, he says.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2016

Women did say, however, that they felt “rushed” and like they overate when they were in the company of a man, even though the researchers found no evidence that they actually had.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2015

At Dessie’s they were women who went to the toilet and overate and scratched and farted.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Because satiety signals take time to travel from the stomach to the brain, by the time people realize they’re full, these high-density foods all but ensure they’ve already substantially overeaten.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2023

There are so many variations of the cheap, convenient food that’s engineered to be overeaten that if you tax some, others will take up the slack.

From Washington Post Jun. 3, 2022

Consumers may blame themselves for overindulging in these foods, but what if it is in the nature of these products to be overeaten?

From The Guardian Feb. 12, 2020

Peterson said the park’s balsam fir trees, the preferred food for moose during winter, are being overeaten.

From Washington Times Apr. 18, 2017

Whether any had overeaten themselves I leave to the reader to determine.

From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by J. D. (John Daniel) Kestell

Those studies have shown that extreme sleep loss can increase appetite and overeating, factors that contribute to weight gain.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

She says she struggles with overeating and cravings during her period.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

"People taking these drugs for obesity often describe a quieting of 'food noise,' the persistent preoccupation with food that drives overeating," Al-Aly said.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2026

When you eat more vegetables “you increase your fiber, you feel full longer, and that helps mitigate the overeating from when you rely on ultraprocessed foods,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

His stomach had shrunk and the food made him feel heavy, wrong somehow, and he’d stopped overeating.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen




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