A condition known as night-eating syndrome may affect an estimated one to two percent of the population, although it may be far more common among people who weigh more than 45 kg.

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Night-eating syndrome doesn't refer to simple midnight snacking.

People with the condition usually eat for much of the evening, often eating more throughout the night than they do at dinner. The syndrome isn't officially recognised as either a psychological or a medical disorder yet. No commonly accepted treatment exists for night-eating syndrome because it remains relatively unstudied.

Dr Glenn Waller, a London-area specialist in eating-disorders, has focused on correcting his patients' behaviour. "We've treated them successfully by concentrating on shifting their sleeping patterns, helping them to eat normally in the daytime and to deal with the causes of stress."

Night-eating syndrome isn't all in the head, however. Sufferers have detectable changes in certain hormones that control sleep, appetite and stress. These changes mean that, in effect, sufferers are "permanently jet-lagged" during the day, The Times of London reports. - (HealthScoutNews)

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