Eating at night can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'very serious'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose eating at night, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Stress | 93% | Confirm |
Diabetes I | 22% | Unlikely |
Night Eating Syndrome | 5% | Ruled out |
Low Melatonin | 0% | Ruled out |
Do you need to get up and eat during your hours of sleep?
Possible responses:
→ Don't know→ No → I eat a little occasionally, less than once a week → I eat a lot occasionally or a little regularly → I eat a lot regularly, several times per week |