DSM V; night eating syndrome

[brendbro]

Night Eating Syndrome
Recurrent episodes of night eating, as manifested by eating after awakening from sleep or excessive food consumption after the evening meal. There is awareness and recall of the eating. The night eating is not better accounted for by external influences such as changes in the individual’s sleep/wake cycle or by local social norms. The night eating is associated with significant distress and/or impairment in functioning. The disordered pattern of eating is not better accounted for by Binge Eating Disorder, another psychiatric disorder, substance abuse or dependence, a general medical disorder, or an effect of medication.

going to be bad news bears for you IFers
but no srsly, thought id share it. pretty interesting

[cldillmann1]

this is why i lock my self in my bedroom at night a swallow the key... only the morning BM will free me.. one time i locked myself out of the attached bathroom too... was not pretty

[Dre4]

Never been a problem for me since starting IF last July. Don't get any feelings of hunger til the next afternoon/evening.

[Shazriki]

Is this conscious eating when waking up in the middle of the night? Or some combination of sleep-walking with night eating?

[miacanesfan25]

This'll turn into mass hysteria and everyone will be blaming their fatness on sleep eating. "I didn't know I was doing it and I got fat!"

[bballbrett5]

the dsm v is highly controversial though (not related to eating disorders)