REASONS WHY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM COMPULSIVE OVEREATING

COMPULSIVE OVEREATING CAN AFFECT MANY ASPECTS ON ONE’S LIFE MENTALLY, SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. IT OCCURS WHEN A PERSON CONSUMES OVER THE LONG TERM GREATER AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN GOOD, OPTIMAL HEALTH. OVEREATING CAN LEAD TO VARIOUS HEALTH ILLNESSES LIKE OBESITY AND ITS HEALTH RISKS SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION. IT IS OFTEN CONSIDERED AS AN EATING DISORDER.