The night-eating syndrome and obesity

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 528-536

  Gallant, A R ^a   Lundgren, J ^b   Drapeau, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Night eating syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OBESITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP DISORDER; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; OBESITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 84860887475     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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