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Do you eat most of your food in the evening?
Don't stop snacking from the moment the sun goes down?
Waking up for a snack at night more often than usual?
If any of these things sound familiar to you, you may be suffering from Nocturnal Eating Syndrome (NES).
Night eating syndrome is a condition that combines two things, overeating at night combined with sleep problems.
This means that you may eat a lot after certain hours of the evening, have difficulty sleeping, and may also wake up at night with the need to eat.
The syndrome is not considered life-threatening, but of course if it is not treated it can cause health problems later on, such as weight gain, insomnia and mental difficulties.
What causes it?
It is not exactly clear what causes the syndrome, but some experts point out that it could be related to problems with the sleep-wake cycle or hormonal problems.
Others estimate that this is a situation of sleep disorders mixed with eating disorders.
Either way, you are more likely to have night eating syndrome if you are obese or have another eating disorder. Moreover, those with a history of mental health difficulties such as anxiety or depression, or those who have a history of substance abuse, are also more likely to suffer from the symptom. night eating
In fact, it is commonly thought that the syndrome affects 1 in 100 people, and if you are overweight - the chance increases to 1 in 10.
It is important to note that the syndrome that appears in the American psychiatric diagnosis is different from binge eating disorder, in which one eats a lot in one binge, while in the condition of this syndrome one is more likely to eat smaller amounts during the evening and into the night.
Eat little, many times at night.
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What are the symptoms?
If you suffer from nocturnal eating symptoms, then you eat a quarter of your daily caloric intake after dinner, and/or can wake up at night at least twice a week to eat.
You may also suffer from the condition if you have at least three of the following:
A big urge to eat between dinner and sleep
Waking up in the middle of the night to eat
Decreased appetite during the day
Eating high-calorie foods at night
Insomnia for four or five nights a week
You have no appetite in the morning
Emotional Eating
depression or anxiety
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