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Addictive Disorders
 

Night-Eating Syndrome

Night-eating syndrome involves eating more than half of daily calories after dinner and waking up at least once a night in order to eat. Symptoms will persist for more than three months. Symptoms of night-eating syndrome include:

· little or no appetite for breakfast
· eating more food after dinner than during the meal
· eating more than half of daily food intake after dinner hour
· pattern persists for at least two months
· feeling tense, anxious, upset, or guilty while eating
· difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
· unlike bingeing (which is done in relatively short episodes); continual eating throughout evening hours
· eating produces guilt and shame, not enjoyment





 
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