Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED)

Do you know someone who is suffering from a sleep eating disorder? It is the type of disorder wherein the patient eats at night without him knowing it. They unconsciously prepare their meals while they are sleeping. This is actually a dangerous condition. It is known scientifically as the Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED).

The dangerous thing about this condition is that the sufferers are not really aware on what they are doing at night. When they later on find clues that they did such thing, they start to feel guilty and ashamed of themselves, which later on leads to depression.

It was found out that most of the sufferers are those who are addicted in food that has a lot of sugar and fat contents. Sometimes, they unconsciously eat inedible stuff and the also combine strange foods.