conclusions based on the results of the present study, patients with bms had sleep disorders, which should be considered in the clinical evaluation and treatment planning of these patients. results the mean age of the subjects in the bms and control groups were 49.9 ± 11 and 48.5 ± 8.3 years, respectively. the prevalence rates of sleep disorders in the bms and control groups were 78% and 38.7%,...

The prevalence of night eating syndrome (NES) and binge eating disorder (BED) was assessed among overweight and obese, weight-loss-seeking individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). Sixty-eight consecutive overweight (BMI > or = 25 kg/m(2)) and obese (BMI > or = 30 kg/m(2)) individuals with SMI (mean age = 43.9 years; mean BMI = 37.2 kg/(2); 67.6% Caucasian, 60.3% female) who were enrolled ...

In this paper, we present two carefully documented cases of patients with sleep-related eating disorder (SRED), a parasomnia which is characterized by involuntary compulsive eating during the night and whose pathophysiology is not known. Using video-polysomnography, a dream diary and psychometric examination, we found that both patients present elevated novelty seeking and increased reward sens...

introduction: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) patients are at increased risk of sleep-disorders. the concomitant occurrence of copd and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (osahs) is named overlap syndrome. this study aimed to evaluate the severity of osahs in overlap syndrome patients.materials & methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients with forced...

introduction: the aim of this case report was to investigate the relationship between sleep disorders and audio vestibular symptoms.   case report: a case of undiagnosed sleep disorder, presenting as a temporary auditory processing difficulty, is presented. the disorder was initially treated as sudden deafness with dizziness. a 23-year-old male patient complained of acute hearing disturbance de...

Abstract Introduction Postmenopausal women are particularly vulnerable to metabolic dysfunction. Compelling evidence suggests that this is due their lacking the protective effect of estrogens. We have shown circulating estrogens regulate daily eating and sleep-activity rhythms in female mice protect them from obesity diabetes. However, few studies investigated whether postmenopausal disrupted c...

background and objective : obstructive sleep apnea (osa) syndrome is a kind of sleep-related disorder with complex features and may lead to daytime sleepiness. this study aimed to find the differences between smokers and non-smokers regarding the parameters of polysomnography. materials and methods : this was a cross-sectional study conducted on consecutive patients referred to a sleep lab to p...

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. ...

BACKGROUND We examined how purging behaviors relate to subjective sleep quality and sleep patterns and how symptoms of disordered eating behaviors relate to global sleep quality in female patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). METHODS Participants were new consecutive female inpatients with a primary diagnosis of AN admitted to the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at Kohnodai Hospital betwe...

Background Nighttime eating is often associated with metabolic syndrome and poor body composition and these conditions may be influenced by the natural decline in metabolism that occurs during sleep. However, previous research indicates that protein consumption increases metabolic rate more than carbohydrates or fat, and therefore may attenuate this decline when consumed at night before bed. In...