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A rare health condition could be causing some people to eat while they're sound asleep. Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) is an abnormal behavior called parasomnia that occurs during sleep. The condition causes a person to eat — and in some cases even prepare food — while asleep, according to experts.
GOING TO BED AFTER THIS TIME COULD LEAD TO POORER MENTAL HEALTH, A STANFORD STUDY FINDS Kara Becker, a certified eating disorders specialist and national director of eating disorder programs for Newport Healthcare in California, told Fox News Digital that people who experience this sleepy snacking usually have no recollection of it the next morning. A person can have more than one sleep-eating event per night — and it can happen even if the person isn't hungry, Becker noted. The person is "generally not aware" of the sleepwalking or "might only have a hazy awareness," said a clinical psychologist.
(iStock) Certain medications can cause SRED, as can smoking cessation , alcohol and drug use, stress, narcolepsy and dieting, according to the expert. Drug-induced SRED can also occur after taking sedative-hypnotic drugs to treat insomnia, Cleveland Clinic noted on its website. FEELING HUNGRIER THAN USUAL? YOUR SLEEP SCHEDULE COULD BE THE CULPRIT, AN EXPERT SAYS Symptoms of the disorder can include repeated episodes of "out-of-control" eating and drinking when asleep, eating strange combinations o.
