Within the world of sleep disorders, there is often confusion surrounding disorders that feature nocturnal food consumption. These disorders share many similarities, but their distinctions are worth understanding. In this episode we will:Describe the disorders of nocturnal eatingCharacterize the incidence of these conditionsList the comorbid diagnoses often seen with these disorders including eating disordersDefine nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED) and night eating syndrome (NES)Differentiate these disorders based upon consciousness/volitional eating and the characterizations of the eatingReview the diagnostic criteria for eachTouch upon theories behind these disordersList treatment optionsProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!