Do you suffer from the Night Feeding Syndrome?

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By reading the title of this article, you may have responded internally: "Yes, I definitely have it." Because we can't deny that from time to time a ravenous hunger attacks us .Especially at night when we look in the kitchen "here and there" to eat something before of sleeping, even if we had dinner shortly before.

If this happens occasionally, there is no need to worry, although if the numbers that mark the scale are a little disturbing, but When these nighttime bingeing are evidence of a real and complex pathology? To get you out of doubt, we tell you about this clinical diagnosis, known as Night Feeding Syndrome, which affects between 1% and 2% of the world population.

Do you have the Night Feeding Syndrome?

Well, according to a group of scientists from the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in California, United States, the difference between occasional night-time dining rooms and those suffering from nocturnal feeding syndrome could lie in the genes. And according to medical science, are also distinguished by certain behavior patterns.

According to the study conducted by this team of experts, when the genes responsible for stabilizing the biological clock -those that regulate feeding and sleep schedules- suffer a mutation , the trigger is the night feeding syndrome.

How did you try it? They used mice for this.The experiment was based on incorporating into the body of rodents human genetic mutations of this kind of genes, then they noticed that laboratory animals ate much more when they actually were sleeping.

Do you suffer from the Night Feeding Syndrome?

That reaction aroused suspicion that there could be genetic bases around this slightly studied disorder, and the changes seen in the mice coincided with the clinical picture that describes this syndrome, in which there is an alteration in relation to with sleep schedules and food.

Generally, people who suffer from it feel the uncontrollable desire to eat right after dinner, which in some cases causes a significant increase in weight.because they consume abnormal amounts of food, loaded s fat and carbohydrates to feel satisfied.In fact, 10% of obese people suffer from the night feeding syndrome.

Although there is also an emotional background throughout this clinical picture.Nighttime food, for certain patients, functions as an emotional sedative in cases of depression.Other studies establish that this disorder could be caused by an atypical response to stress, so therapies are applied to the patient to reduce its impact on the body to eradicate it..

Behavioral patterns to identify him

They are not able to sleep without first eating something, even if they had dinner, and this pattern is persistent.
People with nocturnal feeding syndrome usually suffer from insomnia or, otherwise, sleep too much.
They may also suffer from sleepwalking.Also, under this trance, they eat excessively.
It is characteristic of these patients who present with anxiety or pressure.
When the nighttime feeding syndrome shows up, they tend to opt for foods high in carbohydrates and fats.
It's common to skip breakfast and have your first meal hours later of waking up.
Night binge-eating causes them more guilt than satisfaction.

Have you identified with what is stated in this note? Specialists say that closing the kitchen or locked refrigerator door at night could cause that the individual enters into a state of consciousness and desists from eating highly caloric foods.In addition, it is recommended to eat oatmeal and fruits to feel satiety for a longer time, so that the body does not demand to consume excess carbohydrates.

Of course, making a medical visit is essential, because it is possible that this problem has to do with a deficit of hormones such as leptin (appetite regulator), amino acids that regulate sleep and pleasure (tryptophan), and problems with the production of serotonin.

The nighttime feeding syndrome has also been considered as a sleep disorder.And as this article is related to the subject, we invite you to read it !: Most common sleep disorders do you have any?

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