Night Eating Syndrome and Its Relationship with Emotional Eating, Sleep Quality and Nutritional Status Among Adolescents’ Boys

Mar 18, 2019Community mental health journal

Night Eating Syndrome and Its Links to Emotional Eating, Sleep Quality, and Nutrition in Adolescent Boys

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Abstract

Adolescents with night eating syndrome (NES) had significantly higher Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores and lower carbohydrate intake.

  • Emotional eaters and very emotional eaters consumed more protein and fat.
  • Subjective sleep quality, sleep disturbances, and daytime dysfunction were worse in emotional eaters compared to others.
  • Higher dietary fat intake was associated with both emotional eating and NES.
  • Poor sleep quality is linked to emotional eating and NES among adolescents.

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