Do you get up at night for a midnight snack? If so, there\u2019s a name for it. It\u2019s called night eating syndrome, or NES. Essentially, the condition is just as the name describes. It\u2019s when a person gets out of bed to eat when they\u2019re fully aware of what they\u2019re doing. (People who eat while they\u2019re asleep suffer from a different condition, nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder).<\/p>\n
People with NES tend to have a few common characteristics. For example, people with NES don\u2019t eat much for breakfast, they often eat about half of the food they consume after dinner hours, and they usually can\u2019t fall back asleep until they have a snack.<\/p>\n
One in 100 people are nocturnal eaters. It can affect both women and men. It\u2019s more common for people with eating disorders to develop NES. Due to dieting during the day, the body is pushing for food at night.<\/p>\n
People with sleep disorders or a history of drug or alcohol abuse are at risk for NES as well.<\/p>\n
A doctor will diagnose NES, to start. From that point, it\u2019s likely the doctor will prescribe a sleep study. During a sleep study, a person stays at a sleep center where their activity and brain function can be monitored. Typically, patients stay for one night and are asked to arrive a few hours before they go to sleep.<\/p>\n
Depending on the results of the sleep study, and a person\u2019s physical and mental history, a doctor will suggest a treatment. Treatments could include changes to a diet or counseling to manage stress, a disorder, or substance abuse.<\/p>\n
Doctors don\u2019t typically prescribe sleeping pills as a treatment, but it may happen as a short-term solution for someone who\u2019s dealing with the condition and an underlying problem can\u2019t be found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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