Night eating syndrome

Also known as: NES

Evening hyperphagia and nocturnal ingestion.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Eating disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Circadian disruption of food intake with stress.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

depressionevening hyperphagiainsomniamorning anorexianocturnal awakenings with eating

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