overeating

Example Sentences

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The results showed that weight gain was not caused by "overeating," but by a reduction in energy expenditure.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

A mutation in this gene, which encourages overeating and means we feel less full, is carried by roughly a fifth of the global population.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

“I came to understand that overeating doesn’t cause obesity. Obesity causes overeating,” she told the outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

“I just tell patients to be careful if you do this and remember the hunger and food noise will come back,” she says, which could lead to overeating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Chacko often said that his ambition was to die of overeating.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy