Overeating

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Used for

hyperphagia, polyphagia

Broader Terms

eating, eating disorder

Related Terms

dietary excess, obesity, satiation

Scope Note

ingestion of a greater than optimal quantity of food.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • However, compulsive overeating is becoming increasingly prevalent among males.
  • Overeating is most often a symptom of an underlying problem, not the cause.
  • Overeating is pervasive in this society.
  • If overeating is a common problem for instinctos, overeating fruit may be their Achilles' heel.
  • Just like theres anorexia and bulimia, compulsive overeating is also an eating disorder.

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