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overeat
(redirected from overeating)

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The behavior of compulsive overeating leads to the condition of being overweight, which is a heavily cited factor in the development of the blood sugar disease known as diabetes.
Our study provides a possible explanation for the relationship between speed eating and overeating by showing that the rate at which someone eats may impact the release of gut hormones that signal the brain to stop eating," Kokkinos added.
According to Women Today magazine, it has been estimated that as much as 75 percent of overeating is attributed to the emotions.
 
 
 
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