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Definition of Overeaters
1. overeater [n] - See also: overeater
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overeaters
Literary usage of Overeaters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
"Compulsive overeaters do not believe it is possible for anybody, let alone
themselves, to get along without food. To them, the discovery that fasting is as ..."
2. Therapeutic Gazette (1907)
"The patients in this class of cases are usually overeaters, and are giving their
livers too much to do, if such an expression can be employed. ..."
3. The Mastery of Nervousness Based Upon Self Reeducation by Robert Sproul Carroll (1917)
"... eaters are usually the overeaters who suffer from retarded digestion because
of the mechanical stretching of their stomach walls during early life. ..."
4. Gout by Richard Llewellyn Jones Llewellyn, William Mardon Beaumont (1921)
"In this way we obviate that sinking sensation which habitual overeaters suffer
on limitation of their pabulum. Lastly, vegetable soups are most suitable, ..."
5. Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion & Disease by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... colostomies or mastectomies; gamblers; smokers; drinkers; overeaters; and many
more. These groups constitute a significant community resource. ..."
6. The Legacy of Vietnam Veterans and Their Families: Survivors of War edited by Dennis K. Rhoades, Michael R. Leaveck, James C. Hudson (1996)
"Many other groups for persons recovering from trauma or other addictions have
been formed—Al-Anon for the family members and overeaters Anonymous, ..."
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