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We had this problem with our son as well. It pretty much came down to this - he didn't know the difference between hungry and full - if his tummy hurt, he thought it meant he was hungry. He would eat until his little belly was rock-hard and still want more.
He'd also freak out if someone else had seconds before he finished his dinner.
We just had to limit what he ate.
Eventually around 10 or so, he began to understand what his body felt like when it was hungry. But until he left home at 18, I still had to have all his snacks and food portion controlled. We had to do that when we realized (at about 14) that he'd pour chocolate syrup into the half gallon of ice cream and eat until the syrup was gone!