The term 'Othorexia Nervosa' comes from three sources of phraseology:
-Ortho (Greek)...straight, correct, true
-'orexia'...appetite
-Nervosa...obsession, fixation

Night eating is a syndrome which is a manifestation of disorders of sleep, mood and eating habits. Night eaters cannot control their appetites once dinner starts.

MEDICAL experts said based on study more women especially the youth are affected by night eating syndrome or parasomia than men did.

Parasomia, which affects all people in this planet, consists of those persons who still ate even when they are already sleeping.

The people who ate while sleeping are also not aware of what they are doing and would just be surprised upon waking to see traces of the food they ate the night before.

A study revealed that persons with this disorder typically wake up between one and four times each night and snack on about 300 calories worth of food.

Based on estimate, some 1.5% of the population has night eating syndrome but the condition has been found in up to 15% of the people who are obese. In non-obese night eaters, this syndrome leads to weight gain and obesity after a while.
The American people are reported to be number one in this type of eating disorder wherein they get up all of a sudden in the night from their sleep, venture straight into the kitchen, open the fridge and start eating whatever is there in it - bread, cakes, fruits, cold drinks, soda, chicken, turkey, chips.

For some night eating syndrome is a new type of eating disorder but for those who are affected by it the experience it not something to treasure.

If you have symptoms of night eating syndrome better consult a medical professional immediately before things could get worse.

As any type of eating disorders, night eating syndrome should not be belittle instead it should be address the soonest time possible.

Nighttime eating disorder constitutes one of countless variety of eating disorders. The nighttime eating disorder is a condition which is defined by a lack of appetite in the morning which is caused by a problem of overeating at night inadvertently. The nighttime eating disorder is different from other eating disorders such as binge-eating and bulimia in the way that individuals with the nighttime eating disorder take relatively small snacks at night but more frequently, whereas individuals who suffer from binge-eating or bulimia eat in larger amount but infrequently.

This disorder can be handled through treatment that incorporates counseling and an urge to paying attention to ones own detailed medical and nutritional needs. But this treatment should be customized to the individual according to both the severity of the disorder and the patient's particular difficulties, requirements and fitness.

Although usually categorized under sleep disorders, the sleep eating disorder can also be considered as an eating disorder. In fact, this is even more dangerous than the usual eating disorders, because aside from the fact that you are battling against obesity, you also have to run against the risk of getting injured.

What really sucks about this illness is that it is hard to control. In anorexia nervosa for instance, you are faced with a choice on whether to eat or not to eat. The “not to eat” choice usually wins, but at least you are given the choice. But in a sleep eating disorder, you have no choice but to binge because you are not even aware that you are doing it! Those suffering from this condition do not even remember that they actually sleepwalked toward the kitchen and ate all the refrigerator’s contents the night before.

If you are suffering from this condition, you should definitely seek professional help. They are the only ones who can offer to treat this condition.