5 effects on your body

Wake up at least three times in the week to eat in excess It's one of the symptom common nocturnal feeding syndrome . This eating disorder affects between 1% and 2% of the population, it is also considered a disorder of the dream because it reduces the quality of rest.

 

"East disorder causes that in the day eat little and the big consumption comes at night. They are usually carbohydrates to increase the levels of serotonin that causes happiness and rest. Deep down, those who suffer from it do not have hungry but they are able to eat in large quantities, there are those who do not remember it, "he says. Carolina Wittwer, nutritionist at the University of Chile .

This behavior is involuntary and in a state of somnambulism that should not be confused with binge eating that could eventually happen at dawn. But what effects does the body have nocturnal feeding syndrome? GetQoralHealth list 5 of them

 

5 effects on your body

People with this disorder are usually unaware of their nightly meals , some feel they will not be able sleep Without eating first, but also prefer to do without dinner. These are some of its effects:

 

  1. Obesity. Nutritionist Wittwer explains that one in four people with this syndrome suffer obesity of 45 kg or more because they live frustrated because they consider that they do not eat "anything" in the day to avoid the overweight , but in early mornings they are given Binge .
  2. Insomnia. With this disorder, the levels are altered circadian rhythms or the so-called "biological clock "That controls sleep states, among others, affirms the nutritionist Geles Duch, founding partner of the Nutritional Support Group .
  3. Cavities. Because commonly foods consumed at night or early morning contain many calories and they are unhealthy, this syndrome causes cavities excessively dental Ana María Suárez, specialist in sleep disorders .
  4. Stress. The universities of Pennsylvania and Minnesota confirm that overeating at night is a common disorder that could trigger stress . The increase in levels of cortisol and the changes in the biological clock they produce alterations in the humor .
  5. Anxiety. There is a relationship between waking up at dawn to overeat and the anxiety , it states Sandra Taméz Rolón, head of the Nutrition and Dietetics Service of the Mexican Social Security Institute of Jalisco .

Carolina Wittwer explains that this syndrome often it is not taken or under-diagnosed and is usually treated with medication, but suggests taking some measures such as locking the kitchen door or leaving a glass of milk without sugar, in addition, take care of the diet during the day, containing carbohydrates and a portion of protein to prevent attacks of hunger at night. Watch your health!