Dysregulation of appetite contributes to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, cachexia, overeating, and binge eating disorder. Chronic overeating is a behavioral component of binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating, and bulimia nervosa. His old habits of overeating and crash dieting, coupled with binge drinking, compounded his problems. Compulsive overeating is treatable with nutritional assistance and medication. Compulsive overeating, or emotional eating, is "the tendency to eat in response to negative emotions". OA further defines compulsive overeating as a progressive, addictive illness. There are several potential signs that a person may be suffering from compulsive overeating. Volkow's talk focused on the parallels between compulsive overeating and drug addiction. Dr. Lund offers to help Chief Wiggum with his compulsive overeating. In 1999, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack brought on by years of compulsive overeating. Rampant overeating and drunkenness became the rule, and a sober person the exception. Common symptoms include sleeping too much, having little to no energy, and overeating. Overnutrition caused by overeating is also a form of malnutrition. BED is characterized more by overeating than dietary restriction and over concern about body shape. That night he gets a stomachache from overeating.