Stress is thought to influence human eating behavior and has been examined in animal and
human studies. Our understanding of the stress-eating relation is confounded by limitations …

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays important roles in maintaining alertness
and modulating sleep. Dysfunction of this axis at any level (CRH receptor, glucocorticoid …

Objective: Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by a time-delayed pattern of eating
relative to sleep, where most food is consumed in the evening and night. This study aimed to …

OBJECTIVE: Binge eating disorder (BED) and the night eating syndrome (NES) have been
linked to obesity. This review summarizes their characteristics, implications of their …

Objective: Increased basal cortisol levels have been found in bulimia nervosa. After stress,
increased cortisol levels have been associated with increased food intake in healthy …

In this sweeping exploration of the relatively recent obesity epidemic, Michael L. Power and
Jay Schulkin probe evolutionary biology, history, physiology, and medical science to …

BACKGROUND: Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by a lack of appetite in the
morning, consumption of 50% or more of daily food intake after 6: 00 pm, and difficulty falling …

The night eating syndrome (NES) consists of evening hyperphagia and/or nocturnal eating
and has been associated with depressed mood that worsens in the evening. However, it is …

Circadian time-keeping mechanisms preserve homeostasis by synchronizing internal
physiology with predictable variations in the environment and temporally organize the …

Stress is a pervasive factor in everyday life that critically affects development and
functioning. Severe and prolonged stress exposure impairs homeostatic mechanisms …