Daily and nightly anxiety in people with night eating syndrome and binge eating disorder

Patients affected by both Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Night Eating Syndrome (NES) scored significantly higher on the Self Rating Anxiety Scale.

• Nocturnal eating is associated with increased nocturnal anxiety in NES patients.
• Among BED patients, nocturnal eating is linked to elevated diurnal anxiety.
• Correlations were found between anxiety scores and nocturnal eating behavior in both patient groups.
• These findings suggest that BED and NES may operate through different mechanisms despite sharing symptoms of overeating.

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