Definition of "overeating" []

• Gluttony, the act of eating to excess (either to discomfort or more than required for proper health). (noun)
• Present participle of overeat. (verb)

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• "Obviously, whether or not the overeating is a result of peer pressure, hunger (meal skipping), depression, binge-eating, olanzapine, sugar-addiction, MC-4 receptor defect, or a craniopharyngeoma may well influence the choice of treatments."
• "According to the World Health Organization, overeating is "the fastest growing form of malnourishment" in the world."
• "After several days of feeding the cats separately, I have concluded pretty conclusively that Lucy is not interested in overeating for food's sake."