Night Feeders

This video is in conjunction with the feature article, Night Feeders, which appears in the 03.30.11 Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control issue of Gourmet Live ( http://live.gourmet.com/2011/03/app-exclusive-night-feeders/ ).

In the above sleep-eating episode, a woman is seen bingeing on brownies while sitting on her bed. The remarkable feature of her eating is that after each bite of brownie, the woman extends her pinky finger of the feeding hand away from the other fingers, and then uses the pinky to shove remaining brownie crumbs into her mouth. The behavior is repeated in the same manner with each bite. It is clearly not a behavior used while she--or anyone else--would be eating while fully awake, as the actual feat of extending the pinky far away from the other fingers would be quite difficult to do while awake. This episode is an example of state-dependent (and state-specific) feeding behavior found with Sleep-Related Eating Disorder. Video clip and caption are courtesy of Slow-Wave Films, LLC (available at www.sleeprunners.com).

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• sleep eating
• Sleep-Related Eating Disorder
• eating disorders
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• sleep disorder