Behavioral and neuroendocrine characteristics of the night-eating syndrome
GS Birketvedt, J Florholmen, J Sundsfjord, B Østerud… - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
ContextInvestigators first described the night-eating syndrome (NES), which consists of
morning anorexia, evening hyperphagia, and insomnia, in 1955, but, to our knowledge, this
syndrome has never been subjected to careful clinical study. ObjectiveTo characterize NES
on the basis of behavioral characteristics and neuroendocrine data. Design and SettingA
behavioral observational study was conducted between January 1996 and June 1997 in a
weight and eating disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania. A neuroendocrine …
morning anorexia, evening hyperphagia, and insomnia, in 1955, but, to our knowledge, this
syndrome has never been subjected to careful clinical study. ObjectiveTo characterize NES
on the basis of behavioral characteristics and neuroendocrine data. Design and SettingA
behavioral observational study was conducted between January 1996 and June 1997 in a
weight and eating disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania. A neuroendocrine …