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Night Eating Syndrome

MedGen UID:
1388120
•Concept ID:
C2203937
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Eating Syndrome, Night; Eating Syndromes, Night; Night Eating Syndromes

Definition

Little or no appetite for breakfast due to eating more food after dinner than during the meal and eating more than half of daily food intake after dinner hour. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNight Eating Syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Identification and Management of Night Eating Syndrome in the Adolescent and Young Adult Population.
Lepley T, Schwager Z, Khalid Z
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022 Feb 17;24(1) doi: 10.4088/PCC.21r03062. PMID: 35180815
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL CARE OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITY.
Garvey WT, Mechanick JI, Brett EM, Garber AJ, Hurley DL, Jastreboff AM, Nadolsky K, Pessah-Pollack R, Plodkowski R; Reviewers of the AACE/ACE Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines
Endocr Pract 2016 Jul;22 Suppl 3:1-203. Epub 2016 May 24 doi: 10.4158/EP161365.GL. PMID: 27219496
Identification and treatment of eating disorders in the primary care setting.
Sim LA, McAlpine DE, Grothe KB, Himes SM, Cockerill RG, Clark MM
Mayo Clin Proc 2010 Aug;85(8):746-51. Epub 2010 Jul 6 doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0070. PMID: 20605951Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Emotional Eating and Binge Eating Disorders and Night Eating Syndrome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-A Vicious Circle of Disease: A Systematic Review.
Burnatowska E, Wikarek A, Oboza P, Ogarek N, Glinianowicz M, Kocelak P, Olszanecka-Glinianowicz M
Nutrients 2023 Jan 6;15(2) doi: 10.3390/nu15020295. PMID: 36678165Free PMC Article
Disordered eating and obesity: associations between binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome, and weight-related comorbidities.
McCuen-Wurst C, Ruggieri M, Allison KC
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018 Jan;1411(1):96-105. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13467. PMID: 29044551Free PMC Article
Sleep and Eating Disorders.
Allison KC, Spaeth A, Hopkins CM
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2016 Oct;18(10):92. doi: 10.1007/s11920-016-0728-8. PMID: 27553980
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in eating disorders: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews.
Costa MB, Melnik T
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2016 Apr-Jun;14(2):235-77. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082016RW3120. PMID: 27462898Free PMC Article
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL CARE OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITY.
Garvey WT, Mechanick JI, Brett EM, Garber AJ, Hurley DL, Jastreboff AM, Nadolsky K, Pessah-Pollack R, Plodkowski R; Reviewers of the AACE/ACE Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines
Endocr Pract 2016 Jul;22 Suppl 3:1-203. Epub 2016 May 24 doi: 10.4158/EP161365.GL. PMID: 27219496

Diagnosis

Sleep-Related Eating Disorder.
Lipford MC, Auger RR
Sleep Med Clin 2024 Mar;19(1):55-61. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2023.10.013. PMID: 38368069
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in eating disorders: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews.
Costa MB, Melnik T
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2016 Apr-Jun;14(2):235-77. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082016RW3120. PMID: 27462898Free PMC Article
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL CARE OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITY.
Garvey WT, Mechanick JI, Brett EM, Garber AJ, Hurley DL, Jastreboff AM, Nadolsky K, Pessah-Pollack R, Plodkowski R; Reviewers of the AACE/ACE Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines
Endocr Pract 2016 Jul;22 Suppl 3:1-203. Epub 2016 May 24 doi: 10.4158/EP161365.GL. PMID: 27219496
Metabolic consequences of sleep and circadian disorders.
Depner CM, Stothard ER, Wright KP Jr
Curr Diab Rep 2014 Jul;14(7):507. doi: 10.1007/s11892-014-0507-z. PMID: 24816752Free PMC Article
The Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ): psychometric properties of a measure of severity of the Night Eating Syndrome.
Allison KC, Lundgren JD, O'Reardon JP, Martino NS, Sarwer DB, Wadden TA, Crosby RD, Engel SG, Stunkard AJ
Eat Behav 2008 Jan;9(1):62-72. Epub 2007 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.03.007. PMID: 18167324

Therapy

Disordered eating and obesity: associations between binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome, and weight-related comorbidities.
McCuen-Wurst C, Ruggieri M, Allison KC
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018 Jan;1411(1):96-105. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13467. PMID: 29044551Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in eating disorders: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews.
Costa MB, Melnik T
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2016 Apr-Jun;14(2):235-77. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082016RW3120. PMID: 27462898Free PMC Article
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL CARE OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITY.
Garvey WT, Mechanick JI, Brett EM, Garber AJ, Hurley DL, Jastreboff AM, Nadolsky K, Pessah-Pollack R, Plodkowski R; Reviewers of the AACE/ACE Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines
Endocr Pract 2016 Jul;22 Suppl 3:1-203. Epub 2016 May 24 doi: 10.4158/EP161365.GL. PMID: 27219496
Night eating syndrome: an overview.
Milano W, De Rosa M, Milano L, Capasso A
J Pharm Pharmacol 2012 Jan;64(1):2-10. Epub 2011 Sep 27 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2011.01353.x. PMID: 22150667
Issues for DSM-V: night eating syndrome.
Stunkard A, Allison K, Lundgren J
Am J Psychiatry 2008 Apr;165(4):424. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07081351. PMID: 18381912

Prognosis

Night Eating Syndrome Among University Students in Bangladesh: Investigation of Prevalence and Associated Factors.
Sahrin S, Banna MHA, Hamiduzzaman M, Gbordzoe NI, Disu TR, Akter S, Mouly HA, Hasan MMM, Brazendale K
Brain Behav 2024 Oct;14(10):e70118. doi: 10.1002/brb3.70118. PMID: 39444104Free PMC Article
Examination of night eating and loss-of-control eating following bariatric surgery.
Ivezaj V, Lawson JL, Lydecker JA, Duffy AJ, Grilo CM
Eat Weight Disord 2022 Feb;27(1):207-213. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01156-x. PMID: 33730344Free PMC Article
Do chronotype differences and night eating syndrome affect dental health?
Kurnaz S, Kandeger A
Int J Dent Hyg 2020 Nov;18(4):378-383. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1111/idh.12457. PMID: 32654415
The Night Eating Syndrome (NES) in Bariatric Surgery Patients.
de Zwaan M, Marschollek M, Allison KC
Eur Eat Disord Rev 2015 Nov;23(6):426-34. Epub 2015 Sep 22 doi: 10.1002/erv.2405. PMID: 26395455
Two forms of disordered eating in obesity: binge eating and night eating.
Stunkard AJ, Allison KC
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2003 Jan;27(1):1-12. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802186. PMID: 12532147

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence and Etiology of Eating Disorders in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Scoping Review.
Lalonde-Bester S, Malik M, Masoumi R, Ng K, Sidhu S, Ghosh M, Vine D
Adv Nutr 2024 Apr;15(4):100193. Epub 2024 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100193. PMID: 38408541Free PMC Article
Night eating, weight, and health behaviors in adults participating in the Daily24 study.
Lent MR, Atwood M, Bennett WL, Woolf TB, Martin L, Zhao D, Goheer AA, Song S, McTigue KM, Lehmann HP, Holzhauer K, Coughlin JW
Eat Behav 2022 Apr;45:101605. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101605. PMID: 35219937
Examination of night eating and loss-of-control eating following bariatric surgery.
Ivezaj V, Lawson JL, Lydecker JA, Duffy AJ, Grilo CM
Eat Weight Disord 2022 Feb;27(1):207-213. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01156-x. PMID: 33730344Free PMC Article
Evaluation of night eating syndrome in individuals with and without obesity.
Sutcu C, Pamuk G, Ongel K
Endokrynol Pol 2021;72(5):539-544. Epub 2021 May 19 doi: 10.5603/EP.a2021.0046. PMID: 34010444
The Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ): psychometric properties of a measure of severity of the Night Eating Syndrome.
Allison KC, Lundgren JD, O'Reardon JP, Martino NS, Sarwer DB, Wadden TA, Crosby RD, Engel SG, Stunkard AJ
Eat Behav 2008 Jan;9(1):62-72. Epub 2007 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.03.007. PMID: 18167324

Recent systematic reviews

Emotional Eating and Binge Eating Disorders and Night Eating Syndrome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-A Vicious Circle of Disease: A Systematic Review.
Burnatowska E, Wikarek A, Oboza P, Ogarek N, Glinianowicz M, Kocelak P, Olszanecka-Glinianowicz M
Nutrients 2023 Jan 6;15(2) doi: 10.3390/nu15020295. PMID: 36678165Free PMC Article
The Development of Feeding and Eating Disorders after Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Taba JV, Suzuki MO, Nascimento FSD, Iuamoto LR, Hsing WT, Pipek LZ, Carneiro-D'Albuquerque LA, Meyer A, Andraus W
Nutrients 2021 Jul 13;13(7) doi: 10.3390/nu13072396. PMID: 34371904Free PMC Article
Are Eating Disorders Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Nieto-Martínez R, González-Rivas JP, Medina-Inojosa JR, Florez H
Curr Diab Rep 2017 Nov 22;17(12):138. doi: 10.1007/s11892-017-0949-1. PMID: 29168047
Are large dinners associated with excess weight, and does eating a smaller dinner achieve greater weight loss? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fong M, Caterson ID, Madigan CD
Br J Nutr 2017 Oct;118(8):616-628. Epub 2017 Oct 2 doi: 10.1017/S0007114517002550. PMID: 28967343
Changes in problematic and disordered eating after gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy: a systematic review of pre-post studies.
Opozda M, Chur-Hansen A, Wittert G
Obes Rev 2016 Aug;17(8):770-92. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1111/obr.12425. PMID: 27296934

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