overeating

Example Sentences

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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

According to the researchers, overeating itself may not be the main problem.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 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 have written a textbook on food addiction, obesity and overeating disorders, and, more recently, a self-help book for people who have intense cravings and obsessions for some foods.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 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