Sleep eating disorders
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Clinic
- Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED) is a combination of a parasomnia and an eating disorder.
- It is a NREM parasomnia.
- It is described as being in a specific category within somnambulism that includes behaviors connected to a person's conscious wishes or wants.
- NSRED is a person's fulfilling of their conscious wants that they suppress
- SRED is conceptualized as a mixture of binge-eating behavior and arousal disorder.
- SRED should not be confused with nocturnal eating syndrome, which is characterized by an excessive consumption of food before or during sleep in full consciousness.
- SRED is associated with other sleep disorders
- SRED is characterized by a disruption of the nocturnal fast with episodes of feeding after arousal from sleep.
- Compelling evidence suggests that nocturnal eating may in some cases be another non-motor manifestation of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).
NSRED vs NES
- Night eating syndromes (NES) are completely awake and aware of their eating and bingeing at night
- NSRED are sleeping and unaware of what they are doing.
- NES is primarily considered an eating disorder while NSRED is primarily considered a parasomnia
- Both are a combination of parasomnia and eating disorders since those with NES usually have insomnia or difficulty sleeping and those with NSRED experience symptoms similar to binge eating.
- Whether NES and NSRED are the same or distinct disorders, is still open question
NSRED Black Box
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Signs and symptoms
- Partial arousals from sleep, usually within 2 to 3 hours of sleep onset, and subsequent ingestion of food in a rapid or 'out of control' manner."
- They also will attempt to eat bizarre amalgamations of foods and even potentially harmful substances
- Large amounts of weight gain over short periods of time, particularly in women
- Vivid dreams at night