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overfeeding

overfeeding

1 3.7
Giving a person or animal more food than they need
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊvərˈfiːdɪŋ/
translation icon : sobrealimentación
  • Experts emphasize that overfeeding can result in weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes in pets.

So snacks, emotional, emotional bonding can't be done with just overfeeding your pet.

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Examples

  • Overfeeding elevates RQ for several hours—up to a day even—and indicates that glucose metabolism is dominant.

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  • The vet warned us about the dangers of overfeeding our dog, suggesting it could lead to serious health issues.

  • What other factors need to be considered for someone who wants to minimize fat gain during overfeeding?

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  • First, let's look at the general effects of overfeeding and do some myth debunking in the process.

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  • Knowing this, are there some ways to limit fat gain in mixed-diet overfeeding, or is it all about calories?

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  • Studies on overfeeding show that metabolic rate typically increases about 6-8% for up to 24 hours after feeding.

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  • It's for this reason I prefer to use frequent but moderate overfeeding, or refeeds, as part of the Leangains approach.

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  • However, noninfectious environmental triggers, such as psychological stress or overfeeding during childhood, could also be implicated in the rise in type 1 diabetes.

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  • While I will discuss refeeds in brief, this article will mainly discuss overfeeding of a mixed diet—that is, what you should take into consideration on Thanksgiving, at the Christmas dinner table, or any other occasion where you will be presented with lots of tasty foods.

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  • The nutritionist advised against overfeeding, explaining that it can negatively impact a child's health.

Synonyms

overeating
vsoverfeeding
9 2.1

Eating more food than your body needs

involves giving food to someone else rather than the person eating it
overindulgence
vsoverfeeding
2 6.1

Doing too much of something enjoyable, often food or treats, that causes harm

applies specifically to giving too much food rather than general excess

Antonyms

Giving too little food to a person, animal, or plant

How Well-Fed

overfeeding
1 3.7
starvation
83 4.7

Surface Forms

overfeeding singular
overfeedings plural

Morphology

overfeeding = overfeed (transparent) = over + feed + ing

The verb 'overfeed' (over- + feed) clearly means 'to feed too much', and adding '-ing' forms the noun 'the act of overfeeding'.

Etymology

The word overfeeding comes from over- meaning 'too much', as in overcook or overwork, and feed meaning 'give food', so overfeeding is 'giving too much food' and means giving more food than is healthy.