overeating

The causal relationships are somewhat murky — for example, people with lower incomes may succumb more to diseases of despair like substance use disorder or overeating.

I attempted to fill that emptiness through overeating or shopping, which left me feeling worse.

"Understanding how these basic processes work in the brain is an important prerequisite to future work that can lead to treatments for overeating," said senior author Christina Zelano, associate professor of neurology at Feinberg.

Be on the lookout for sudden or drastic changes in your child's eating habits, such as extreme dieting, avoiding certain foods, preoccupation with weight, and fears about losing control of overeating.

For example, he said lifestyle habits or comorbid conditions such as overeating, alcohol use, nightshift work, certain medication use, anxiety, depression, sleep apnea or other sleep disorders may be factors.