Night eating syndrome and nocturnal eating--what is it all about?

Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie
Barbara MühlhansMartina de Zwaan

Abstract

In the first description of the night eating syndrome (NES) 1955 by Stunkard et al. the criteria included (1) consumption of at least 25% of the total calories for the day after the evening meal, (2) sleeplessness, at least until midnight more than one half of the time and (3) morning anorexia with negligible food intake at breakfast. Further studies altered these criteria step by step, without ever relating to the changes already made by other authors. So today our knowledge about NES and its related features is based on an amazing variety of constructs merely referred to by the same term. However, there seems to be an agreement about a higher prevalence of the NES in overweight and obese treatment seeking samples. The relationship between NES, body weight and a possible influence of NES on overweight and obesity remains unclear and needs to be further examined. In addition to the research activities regarding NES as a possible eating disorder, sleep disorder specialists showed a growing interest in patients with sleeplessness and nocturnal eating episodes. New definitions were developed: the "night eating/drinking syndrome" (synonymous: NES), a disorder occurring mainly in infancy and early childhood but also seen in adults. ...Continue Reading

Citations

Feb 23, 2013·Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment·Michele FornaroPantaleo Fornaro
Sep 24, 2015·European Eating Disorders Review : the Journal of the Eating Disorders Association·Martina de ZwaanKelly C Allison

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