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Food is undoubtedly the fuel of our life. Eating a good amount of healthy and balanced food is very important to sustain a healthy body and mind. But as it is said excess of anything is bad, eating excess food even if it's healthy, is not good for our health. A lot of times we end up overeating at parties, social gatherings and even holidays. One of the most well-known repercussions of overeating is weight gain, but there is more to overeating than just weight gain. Overeating is a process in which a person ends up eating food beyond the point of fullness even if they aren’t is not hungry.
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This is a more emotional or psychological concept rather than just physical hunger or body need. One must know that overeating is different from binge eating disorder. Overeating food occasionally can lead to problems like stomach pain and indigestion. This is because you put more food in your body than it's needed due to which your body is unable to digest all the food. Also overeating frequently leads to the alteration of how your body regulates hunger.
Repercussions of Overeating
Let's look at some of the common consequences of overeating.
* Bloating
* Gas
* Heartburn
* Stomach pain
* Nausea
* Acid reflux
* Feeling tired and sluggish
All these symptoms are not just limited to overeating, and you may experience these because of other reasons as well. This is a list of some of the common experiences or problems that you might go through after overeating. Some people experience almost everything, whereas others might not experience any of these. It depends from person to person
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Causes Of Overeating
Let's look at some of the common causes of overeating.
* Preferred Food
Sometimes you love a particular food so much that you lose the ability to control yourself once you start eating it. This includes foods with high sodium content like pizza, French fries, and some other aerated beverages.
* Emotional eating
Emotional eating is one of the most common causes of overheating. This happens when you eat a lot of food because you want to suppress a certain emotion. For a lot of people, over-eating is like a stress reliever as eating good food makes your brain release endorphins which are also known as happy hormones. This is the reason why a lot of people like eating their favourite food when they feel burnt out and stressed. While doing so, it is not necessary that your body needs that kind of food, but it is just our emotional stress that is making us eat so much.
* Social Gatherings
One of the most common occasions when we eat more food than needed is social gatherings and celebrations. This is because we have a lot of good company and that makes us have a lot of fun. Generally, most of the functions are celebrated during night time and that is also the time of the day when the vulnerability to eat more food than needed is higher than usual. This is because by evening or night or the body is generally exhausted, and by eating more food, it gets energy.
* Medications
Eating certain kinds of medication can also trigger your brain to think that you're hungry even if your body doesn't need any food. A lot of medicines have stimulants that stifle the capability of the brain to assess whether you are full or not. Before taking any medicine, have a discussion with your healthcare professional regarding this topic.
* Medical Conditions
A lot of medical conditions like depression, anxiety, premenstrual syndrome, atypical depression, and other mental health-related problems can also lead to feeling Hungry all the time. It may also lead to the opposite feeling of feeling hungry that is the loss of appetite. The symptoms experienced by individuals are different from one person to the other.
* Treatment
It is very important to take proper treatment for your overeating problem. Make sure that you try to distract yourself with something that you like doing as soon as you feel hungry for no reason. Get regular exercise and stay hydrated. Instead of eating junk food, try to munch on salads and drink herbal teas. And if the problem has become too serious, then you can seek professional help as well. If you have a problem overeating occasionally at festivals and parties, then you can use antacids to counter the problem of heartburn or acid reflux.
With the right diet, exercise and mindfulness, it becomes easier to manage overeating issues and target the root of the issue to get back on track to a healthier relationship with food.
