What is overeating disorder?

Overeating generally refers to the long-term consumption of excess food in relation to the energy that an organism expends (or expels via excretion), leading to weight gain and often obesity. It may be regarded as an eating disorder.

How do members experience overeating disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with overeating disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for overeating disorder*

Who has overeating disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 7
30s 20
40s 24
50s 35
60s 34
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 117