Generally speaking, the concept of akhilah gasah is understood to mean that the individual does not eat in a normal manner, rather he eats in a ravenous way. This ordinarily expresses itself in someone gorging himself in a gluttonous manner with no concern for etiquette or propriety. There are also ramifications in Jewish law for someone who eats akhilah gasah. When someone continues eating after he is already satiated, it is an action that involves effort and is unpleasant. Jewish law usually views such consumption as not meeting the criteria to be considered “eating.”