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- Chronically lonely flies overeat and lose sleep https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02194-2 57 comments
- The ‘clean plate’ mentality drives us to overeat? https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/11/27/the-clean-plate-mentality-drives-us-to-overeat-to-go-bags-can-help/ 118 comments
- Why stress causes people to overeat https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-stress-causes-people-to-overeat 8 comments
- A former FDA commissioner went dumpster diving to find out why we overeat http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602711_pf.html 15 comments
- Genetic drive to overeat found in labradors and humans https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy05qw217x9o 83 comments nottheonion
- Extra Calories During Development May Rewire the Brain To Overeat, Suggests Mouse Study https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/extra-calories-during-development-may-rewire-the-brain-to-overeat-suggests-mouse-study-371359 5 comments science
- Dieters are often the people encouraging their partners to overeat in a relationship, according to new research https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/are-you-feeder-your-relationship 47 comments science
- It has long been known that there is an association between food and pain, as people with chronic pain often struggle with their weight. A new study revealed a link as to why some people may overeat when they experience chronic pain. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0263527 4 comments science
- Unraveling the mystery of why we overeat https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931183 10 comments science
- Social isolation and loneliness cause loss of sleep and a tendency to overeat in fruit flies, traits that resonate with similar anecdotal observations in humans. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02194-2 38 comments science
- Chronically lonely flies overeat and lose sleep https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02194-2 10 comments nottheonion
- China's new anti-food waste campaign to track citizens' meal times and publicly shame overeaters https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chinas-new-anti-food-waste-campaign-to-track-citizens-meal-times-and-publicly-shame-overeaters?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msn_feed 86 comments worldnews
- Processed Foods Fay Be Addictive. The study shows that “ultra-processed” foods may actually have something habit-forming in them, pushing people to overeat and gain more weight than those on a whole food https://www.cengnews.com/news/processed-foods-fay-be-addictive-2375.html 3 comments science
- NIH study finds that "eating a diet made up of ultra-processed foods actually drives people to overeat and gain weight compared with a diet made up of whole or minimally processed foods." https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/16/723693839/its-not-just-salt-sugar-fat-study-finds-ultra-processed-foods-drive-weight-gain 3 comments science
- NIH study finds that "eating a diet made up of ultra-processed foods actually drives people to overeat and gain weight compared with a diet made up of whole or minimally processed foods." https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/16/723693839/its-not-just-salt-sugar-fat-study-finds-ultra-processed-foods-drive-weight-gain 7 comments science
- NIH study finds that "eating a diet made up of ultra-processed foods actually drives people to overeat and gain weight compared with a diet made up of whole or minimally processed foods." https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/16/723693839/its-not-just-salt-sugar-fat-study-finds-ultra-processed-foods-drive-weight-gain 3 comments science
- Consuming a western diet for as little as 1 week can subtly impair brain function & encourage slim & otherwise healthy young people to overeat, & makes it harder for people to regulate their appetite. After a week on a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers scored worse on memory tests. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.191338 2913 comments science
- Women who sleep poorly tend to overeat and consume a lower-quality diet. The findings provide new insight into how poor sleep quality can increase the risk of heart disease and obesity and points to possible interventions for improving women’s heart health. https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/skinny-why-poor-sleep-may-increase-heart-disease-women 337 comments science
- After mice ate fatty food for just two weeks, cells in their brains that send a “stop eating” signal were quieter than those in mice that didn’t eat high-fat chow. The result helps untangle the complex relationship between food and appetite, one that can become muddled when people overeat. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6447/1271 9 comments science
- Processed Foods Fay Be Addictive. The study shows that “ultra-processed” foods may actually have something habit-forming in them, pushing people to overeat and gain more weight than those on a whole food https://www.cengnews.com/news/processed-foods-fay-be-addictive-2375.html 20 comments science
- NIH study finds that "eating a diet made up of ultra-processed foods actually drives people to overeat and gain weight compared with a diet made up of whole or minimally processed foods." https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/16/723693839/its-not-just-salt-sugar-fat-study-finds-ultra-processed-foods-drive-weight-gain 85 comments science
- Study newly identifies a neuron circuit in the amygdala that explains why we overeat calorie-rich food. This circuit is only ignited when we eat "tasty" things. This is an evolutionarily conserved reaction to when caloric food was scarce and ancient humans had to overeat to survive. https://www.inverse.com/article/55195-over-eat-tasty-food-brain-circuit 5 comments science
- Your brain rewards you twice when you eat, finds new research: first when the food is ingested and again when the food reaches the stomach. The study highlights interactions between the brain and digestive system, and might provide a clue as to why we sometimes overeat the food we crave most. https://www.forbes.com/sites/fionamcmillan/2018/12/28/your-brain-rewards-you-twice-when-you-eat/ 295 comments science
- The ‘clean plate’ mentality drives us to overeat: New research explores our tendency to overeat when we only have a little bit of food left over. Many of us were raised with a ‘clean your plate’ mentality, stemming from a desire to not be wasteful but this can also lead to overconsumption. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/11/27/the-clean-plate-mentality-drives-us-to-overeat-to-go-bags-can-help/ 2223 comments science
- Researchers have found that children with a genetic risk for obesity had greater activity in brain reward centers when watching fast food commercials, which could help us to understand why some children are more likely to overeat https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-children-higher-genetic-obesity-strongly.html 7 comments science
- A new study says an increase in food brands is leading us to overeat http://time.com/3847553/the-weird-thing-that-packs-on-calories-and-pounds/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter 7 comments science
- Bills' Karlos Williams: Pregnant fiancée's cravings made me overeat http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/25017/rex-ryan-disappointed-in-karlos-williams-coming-to-minicamp-overweight 32 comments nfl
- Study finds that food packaging alters what people see as a reasonable serving size, causing people to overeat. The results show that manufacturers should be "less misleading" with their packaging http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413384/packaging-cake-calories-033016/ 32 comments science
- Men are more likely to overeat in the presence of a female partner, new study finds. http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/op/eating_to_impress 7 comments science
- Men Overeat in Front of Women to 'Show Off' http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/11/men-overeat-to-impress-women/416760/ 113 comments science
- Overweight women overeat when news media call them lazy http://www.futurity.org/weight-loss-messages-can-pack-pounds/ 11 comments science
- New Wi-Fi-enabled tooth sensor rats you out when you smoke or overeat -- Researchers at National Taiwan University have created a tooth-embedded sensor that will catch you in an unhealthy act, whatever it may be, and lets your doctor know http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/a-new-wi-fi-enabled-tooth-sensor-rats-you-out-when-youre-smoking-or-overeating 326 comments science
- New Wi-Fi-enabled tooth sensor rats you out when you smoke or overeat -- Researchers at National Taiwan University have created a tooth-embedded sensor that will catch you in an unhealthy act, whatever it may be, and lets your doctor know http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/a-new-wi-fi-enabled-tooth-sensor-rats-you-out-when-youre-smoking-or-overeating 12 comments technology
- Do penalties for smokers and the obese make sense? Faced with the high cost of caring for smokers and overeaters, experts say society must grapple with a blunt question: Instead of trying to penalize them and change their ways, why not just let these health sinners die? http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/u/us_med_health_costs_reality_check?site=ap&section=home&template=default&ctime=2013-01-26-10-03-12 44 comments politics
- The sacred American right to overeat http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/06/05/f-rfa-macdonald-american-obesity.html 6 comments politics
- Scientists show for the first time that the same molecular mechanisms that drive people into drug addiction are behind the compulsion to overeat, pushing people into obesity http://www.physorg.com/news188995945.html 6 comments cogsci
- Mindless Eating Food Psychologist Explains The Mindless Way People Overeat http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/1202-mindless_eating.htm 8 comments cogsci
- Why do some people overeat even when they're full? http://sciencehack.com/videos/view/cmsomljyui4 25 comments science
- New Implantable Chip Placed In Your Gut *Shocks* You If You Overeat http://www.truthera.com/2007/06/03/you-robot-coming-soon/ 2 comments reddit.com
- In zoos animal overeat ice-cream. Too hot for them(PICS!) http://geeksweird.blogspot.com/2006/07/in-zoos-animal-overeat-ice-cream-too.html 13 comments reddit.com