Will I get fat if I overeat for one day?

Overeating is a temporary or long-term problem that many people have. Compared to long-term overeating, if you only overeat once in a while, it will not cause excessive harm to the human body. In this case, you only need to insist on certain exercises, or eat some digestive foods, you can get good relief for your body and restore yourself to normal!

1. How much weight can you gain from overeating in one day?

Generally speaking, occasional overeating will not cause you to gain weight, but frequent overeating may cause you to gain weight. The reason for gaining weight is that you eat more calories than you consume. Occasionally overeating will not have much impact. To prevent weight gain, you still need to have a balanced diet, eat less high-calorie and high-protein foods, but insist on doing a certain amount of exercise.

2. Adverse consequences

Overeating can cause dizziness, mental confusion, gastrointestinal discomfort, chest tightness, shortness of breath, diarrhea or constipation. In severe cases, it can cause acute gastroenteritis or even gastric bleeding. Eating too much meat and fish and drinking large amounts of alcohol can overload the liver and gallbladder, accelerate the metabolic rate of liver cells, increase bile secretion, cause liver damage, induce cholecystitis, and worsen the condition of hepatitis patients. It can also cause the pancreas to secrete in large quantities, increase the pressure in the duodenum, and induce acute pancreatitis. Severe cases can be fatal.

Studies have found that the risk of heart disease increases fourfold within 2 hours after overeating. When diarrhea occurs, the elderly lose a large amount of body fluids, which reduces the blood circulation in the whole body, causing the blood to become concentrated and viscous and flow slowly, which can cause cerebral artery occlusion, interruption of cerebral blood flow, and formation of cerebral infarction. If the above adverse consequences occur, there is no need to panic. Those with severe symptoms should seek medical attention in time and receive correct treatment to avoid delays.

3. Treatment Methods

Women with eating disorders usually need professional help, but self-help can also be effective. Cognitive behavioral therapy is particularly effective, especially if the patient is treated early. Family counseling, psychotherapy, home visits, and antidepressants are also effective. A UK trial study teaching parents of anorexic patients some psychological therapy techniques resulted in a lower rate of re-hospitalization (10%), so larger clinical trials are being conducted in the UK and the US.

However, because family dysfunction is often the trigger for eating disorders, this therapy, which requires a lot of effort on the part of parents, is unlikely to work for everyone. Education about health and nutrition can help, but ultimately it depends on the patient's own determination. They need to learn how to change their behavior and retrain their bodies to recognize when they are full, develop normal eating habits, and stay away from food addiction. Most importantly, they need to remove the obstructive thoughts and feelings about how their weight affects them and adjust their negative body image.