Originally published February 8 2006
Research determines night eating syndrome is associated with psychiatric conditions
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The American Journal of Psychiatry has published research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota that associates night eating syndrome with psychiatric problems, including substance abuse and obesity.
According to a study that appears in the January 1 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota found that night eating syndrome is a common disorder among psychiatric outpatients and is associated with substance use and obesity.
Night eating syndrome is a condition that is characterized by two main features: excessive eating in the evening (hyperphagia) and nocturnal awakening with ingestion of food.
"Night eating syndrome is often associated with life stress and depression, so we were particularly interested in looking at the prevalence of the condition in this population," said Lundgren.
The research was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease.
The study consisted of 399 participants from psychiatric outpatient clinics.
Additionally, obesity was present in 57.1% of participants with night eating syndrome and obese patients with psychiatric conditions were 5 times more likely than non-obese patients to exhibit the condition.
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