overeating

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Together, many experts argue, these factors create constant cues and pressures toward overeating and inactivity, meaning even highly motivated individuals struggle to maintain a healthy weight.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

“This type of obsessive food-related thinking can override hunger cues and lead to patterns of overeating, undereating or emotional eating — especially for people who are overweight,” Tufts said.

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

"Pathways implicated in addiction also contribute to pathological overeating and obesity," the study says.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

She wants me to see what has become of her, since her days of sloth and overeating and-failure.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood