Night eating syndrome

Night eating syndrome
SpecialtyPsychiatry
ComplicationsObesity
Frequency1–2% (general population), approximately 10% of overweight individuals

Night eating syndrome (NES) is classified as an Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5).[1] It involves recurrent episodes of night eating after awakening from sleep or after the evening meal.[2][3] Awareness and recall of the eating is present, which is a key characteristic that differentiates the disorder from Sleep-Related Eating Disorder (SRED).[2][3] Although there is some degree of comorbidity with binge eating disorder (BED), it differs from binge eating in that the amount of food consumed in the night is not necessarily objectively large nor is a loss of control over food intake required.[4][5] The syndrome causes significant distress or functional impairment and cannot be better explained by external influences such as changes in the sleep-wake cycle, social norms, substance use, medication, or another mental or medical disorder.[4][5]

  1. ^ American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
  2. ^ a b Kaur, Jasmine; Dang, An Binh; Gan, Jasmine; An, Zhen; Krug, Isabel (2022-01-05). "Night Eating Syndrome in Patients With Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder: A Systematic Review". Frontiers in Psychology. 12: 766827. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.766827. PMC 8766715. PMID 35069340.
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  5. ^ a b Allison; et al. (2010). "Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Night Eating Syndrome". International Journal of Eating Disorders. 43 (3): 241–247. doi:10.1002/eat.20693. PMC 4531092. PMID 19378289.