It is hard to imagine a life without food or one without sleep. After all, the body derives its energy from food; the energy is then used in carrying out the day to day activities of an individual. Once the body gets exhausted, it needs to sleep to regenerate and recover the lost energy.

In some situations, however, individuals develop certain disorders that affect either one or sometimes even both of these vital needs. Two primary diseases are related to sleeping and eating.

Furthermore, both of them are perfectly capable of causing weight gain and even obesity. The night eating syndrome (NES) and the nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NS-RED) are two closely related disorders that lead to abnormal eating habits and subsequently obesity.… Read More