night eating syndrome is a common disorder in eating behaviors that occurs in close relation to the night time sleep cycle. although eating disorders are common in society, night eating syndrome has been left neglected by health care professionals. in this report we present a case of eating disorder that exhibits some novel features of night eating syndrome. our case was a progressed type of ea...

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether night eating syndrome was associated with treatment outcomes during a brief weight loss intervention for self-identified night snackers, and to evaluate the diagnostic utility of a screening question and the Night Eating Syndrome Questionnaire (NESQ) for the detection of night eating syndrome. Participants enrolled in a 4-week randomized...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed the prevalence of night eating syndrome and its comorbid psychopathology in a psychiatric population. METHOD The Night Eating Questionnaire was administered to 399 patients in two psychiatric outpatient clinics. Those scoring above 20 on the questionnaire (N=205) were assessed for night eating syndrome with a semistructured telephone interview. Chart reviews of a...

Sneaking late night snacks might just seem like an unhealthy habit, but the truth is that night eating syndrome (NES) ? and a related syndrome called sleep related eating disorder (SRED) ? are actually diagnosable conditions for some people. NES is technically classified as disordered eating [2], but researchers believe it?s also related to sleep disorders, making it a sort of hybrid condition....

Sneaking late night snacks might just seem like an unhealthy habit, but the truth is that night eating syndrome (NES) ? and a related syndrome called sleep related eating disorder (SRED) ? are actually diagnosable conditions for some people. NES is technically classified as disordered eating [2], but researchers believe it?s also related to sleep disorders, making it a sort of hybrid condition....

Night eating syndrome is marked by substantial evening or nocturnal food intake, insomnia, morning anorexia, and depressed mood. Night eating severity has been positively associated with body mass index (BMI), binge eating frequency, and emotional eating tendencies. We conducted an online questionnaire study among students (N=729) and explored possible interactive effects between those variable...

The typical neuroendocrine characteristics of the night eating syndrome have previously been described as changes in the circadian rhythm by an attenuation in the nocturnal rise of the plasma concentrations of melatonin and leptin and an increased circadian secretion of cortisol. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that night eaters have an overexpressed hypothalamic-pituitary-adre...