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. 1999 Apr;25(3):335-8.
doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199904)25:3<335::aid-eat12>3.0.co;2-1.

Night eating and binge eating disorder in obese patients

G F Adami  1 , A Meneghelli, N Scopinaro
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Night eating and binge eating disorder in obese patients

G F Adami et al. Int J Eat Disord. 1999 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the relationships between binge eating disorder and night eating in severely obese patients.

Design: Longitudinal study following biliopancreatic diversion, when any preoccupation with food and weight is completely abandoned.

Materials and methods: Structured interview prior to the operation and at the 1, 2, and 3-year follow-up visit.

Results: Nearly complete disappearance of binging behavior and no changes in the frequency of night eating.

Conclusion: Binge eating and night eating are widely overlapping but different behaviors; night eating appears to be fully independent of preoccupation with food and dieting.

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