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Dietary patterns of patients with binge eating disorders with and without night eating

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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to compare dietary patterns (timing and frequency of binge episodes, caloric intake and macronutrient composition) of patients with binge eating disorders (BE) with and without night eating syndrome (NES).

Design

The study includes 59 women (18–60) who sought treatment for Eating Disorders (EDs) and were diagnosed with BED or BN (BE) with or without NES. They were divided into two groups: NES–BE and BE-only. The participants kept 7-day, 24-h food diaries and completed demographic and depression questionnaires.

Results

NES–BE reported significantly a higher frequency of binge days and binge episodes during the week, and more energy and fat consumption than BE-only.

Conclusions

Individuals with NES–BE exhibit higher levels of eating pathology than individuals with BE-only. Thus, NES–BE may not be simply a variant of BED or BN but rather a separate entity that may lead to a more severe disorder and require early assessment and more intensive and suitable treatment.

Level of evidence

Level V, cross-sectional descriptive study.

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We are grateful to the ED staff at the EDs institution of Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, for their valuable contributions to this study.

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  1. Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel

    Yael Latzer & Adi Elron Yutal

  2. Eating Disorders Clinic, Psychiatric Division, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

    Yael Latzer, Adi Elron Yutal, Miri Givon, Orna Kabakov, Sigal Alon, Nehama Zuckerman-Levin & Michal Rozenstain-Hason

  3. Behavioral Science Department, Emek Yezreel Academic College, Emek Yezreel, Israel

    Orna Tzischinsky

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Latzer, Y., Yutal, A.E., Givon, M. et al. Dietary patterns of patients with binge eating disorders with and without night eating. Eat Weight Disord 25, 321–328 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0590-2

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