1 Integrated Research and Treatment Center AdiposityDiseases, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany 2 Department of General Surgery, Asklepios Clinic, Hamburg, Germany 3 Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek Bariatric Clinic, Hamburg, Germany 4 Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany 5 Department of V...

This study compared rates of self-reported childhood maltreatment in three groups diagnosed using semi-structured interviews: binge eating disorder (BED; n=176), night eating syndrome (NES, n=57), and overweight/obese comparison (OC, n=38). We used the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) to assess childhood maltreatment and the Beck Depression Inventory-II to assess depression levels. Reports ...

The purpose of this study was to find genes linked with eating disorders and associated with both metabolic and neural systems. Our operating hypothesis was that there are genetic factors underlying some eating disorders resting in both those pathways. Specifically, we are interested in disorders that may rest in both sleep and metabolic function, generally called Night Eating Syndrome (NES). A...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome has received increased global attention over the past few years. Eating behaviors, particularly eating speed, have long been of interest as factors that contribute to the development of obesity and diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between eating speed and incidence of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged and elderly Japanese people. ...

Short sleep duration and circadian misalignment are hypothesized to causally contribute to health problems including obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, mood disorders, cognitive impairment, and accidents. Here, we investigated the influence of morning circadian misalignment induced by an imposed short nighttime sleep schedule on impaired insulin sensitivity, a precursor to di...

OBJECTIVES To determine the obesity-related abnormal eating behaviors in Type 2 diabetic patients. METHODOLOGY It was a cross-sectional study involving 120 Type 2 diabetic patients. Body weight and height of the individuals were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Bulimic Investigatory Test-Edinburg (BITE) was used to measure binge eating attitudes. Night eating symptoms were d...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between food addiction, night eating status and sleep quality in students studying at different faculties or departments various universities Turkey. 
 Methods: A total 1044 from 11 departments/faculties were included. Night Eating Questionnaire, Yale Food Addiction Scale Pittsburgh Sleep Quality applied students. Also, di...

purpose: to present 3 rare cases of benign flecked retina syndrome. patients and finding: a 19-year-old female patient presented with fundus albipunctatus appearance in fundoscopy without night blindness and normal dark adaptation time on electeroretinography (erg). after 9 years of follow up, no change in visual acuity, erg, or other ophthalmologic examinations was seen. two members of her fam...