overeating

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

If a person did the overeating, the opening ing phrase should be attached to him.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner