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Abnormal eating behavior

MedGen UID:
867596
•Concept ID:
C4021982
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Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Abnormal eating behaviour
 
HPO: HP:0100738

Definition

Abnormal eating habits involve excessive or insufficient consumption of food, or any other abnormal pattern of food consumption. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Obesity due to leptin receptor gene deficiency
MedGen UID:
767139
•Concept ID:
C3554225
•
Disease or Syndrome
Leptin receptor deficiency is characterized by severe early-onset obesity, major hyperphagia, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and neuroendocrine/metabolic dysfunction (summary by Dehghani et al., 2018).
See: Condition Record
Obesity due to leptin receptor gene deficiency

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effectiveness of nurse-delivered stepwise swallowing training on dysphagia in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A multi-center randomized controlled trial.
Ye J, Wu C, Chen J, Wang H, Pan Y, Huang X, Wu J, Zhong X, Zhou H, Wang W, Wu S, Zhou T, Wang L, Lu P, Ruan C, Guo J, Ning Y, Xiao A
Int J Nurs Stud 2024 Feb;150:104649. Epub 2023 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104649. PMID: 38070229
Urinary incontinence in female athletes with inadequate eating behavior: a case-control study.
Laino FM, de Araújo MP, Sartori MGF, de Aquino Castro R, Santos JLF, Tamanini JTN
Int Urogynecol J 2023 Feb;34(2):431-438. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05349-5. PMID: 36102941
Night eating syndrome: a psychiatric disease, a sleep disorder, a delayed circadian eating rhythm, and/or a metabolic condition?
Shoar S, Naderan M, Mahmoodzadeh H, Shoar N, Lotfi D
Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2019 Sep;14(5):351-358. Epub 2019 Sep 19 doi: 10.1080/17446651.2019.1657006. PMID: 31536375
Assessment of Eating Behavior Disturbance and Associated Neural Networks in Frontotemporal Dementia.
Ahmed RM, Irish M, Henning E, Dermody N, Bartley L, Kiernan MC, Piguet O, Farooqi S, Hodges JR
JAMA Neurol 2016 Mar;73(3):282-90. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.4478. PMID: 26810632
Aspects of disordered eating continuum in elite high-intensity sports.
Sundgot-Borgen J, Torstveit MK
Scand J Med Sci Sports 2010 Oct;20 Suppl 2:112-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01190.x. PMID: 20840569

Diagnosis

Effectiveness of nurse-delivered stepwise swallowing training on dysphagia in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A multi-center randomized controlled trial.
Ye J, Wu C, Chen J, Wang H, Pan Y, Huang X, Wu J, Zhong X, Zhou H, Wang W, Wu S, Zhou T, Wang L, Lu P, Ruan C, Guo J, Ning Y, Xiao A
Int J Nurs Stud 2024 Feb;150:104649. Epub 2023 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104649. PMID: 38070229
Eating Disorders in Men.
Halbeisen G, Laskowski N, Brandt G, Waschescio U, Paslakis G
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2024 Feb 9;121(3):86-91. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0246. PMID: 38019152Free PMC Article
'In the night kitchen': A scoping review on the night eating syndrome.
Muscatello MRA, Torre G, Celebre L, Dell'Osso B, Mento C, Zoccali RA, Bruno A
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022 Feb;56(2):120-136. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1177/00048674211025714. PMID: 34169752
Night eating syndrome: a psychiatric disease, a sleep disorder, a delayed circadian eating rhythm, and/or a metabolic condition?
Shoar S, Naderan M, Mahmoodzadeh H, Shoar N, Lotfi D
Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2019 Sep;14(5):351-358. Epub 2019 Sep 19 doi: 10.1080/17446651.2019.1657006. PMID: 31536375
Assessment of Eating Behavior Disturbance and Associated Neural Networks in Frontotemporal Dementia.
Ahmed RM, Irish M, Henning E, Dermody N, Bartley L, Kiernan MC, Piguet O, Farooqi S, Hodges JR
JAMA Neurol 2016 Mar;73(3):282-90. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.4478. PMID: 26810632

Therapy

Effectiveness of nurse-delivered stepwise swallowing training on dysphagia in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A multi-center randomized controlled trial.
Ye J, Wu C, Chen J, Wang H, Pan Y, Huang X, Wu J, Zhong X, Zhou H, Wang W, Wu S, Zhou T, Wang L, Lu P, Ruan C, Guo J, Ning Y, Xiao A
Int J Nurs Stud 2024 Feb;150:104649. Epub 2023 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104649. PMID: 38070229
Would glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists have efficacy in binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa? A review of the current literature.
McElroy SL, Mori N, Guerdjikova AI, Keck PE Jr
Med Hypotheses 2018 Feb;111:90-93. Epub 2018 Jan 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2017.12.029. PMID: 29407005
Ketoacidosis due to a Low-carbohydrate Diet in an Elderly Woman with Dementia and Abnormal Eating Behavior.
Iwata H, Tsuzuki S, Iwata M, Terasawa T
Intern Med 2017 Oct 1;56(19):2671-2675. Epub 2017 Sep 6 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8689-16. PMID: 28883241Free PMC Article
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of unremembered nocturnal eating in diabetic subjects: Kurume sleep trouble in obesity and metabolic disorders (KUSTOMED) study.
Yamada K, Nakayama H, Kato T, Tajiri Y, Sato S, Hirao S, Oshige T, Hara K, Iwata S, Kato N, Sasaki Y, Hasuo R, Yoshinobu S, Mitsuzaki K, Kato T, Hashinaga T, Muraishi K, Ohki T, Kaku H
Endocr J 2013;60(9):1059-63. Epub 2013 Jun 14 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.ej13-0098. PMID: 23774071
Clozapine and olanzapine are associated with food craving and binge eating: results from a randomized double-blind study.
Kluge M, Schuld A, Himmerich H, Dalal M, Schacht A, Wehmeier PM, Hinze-Selch D, Kraus T, Dittmann RW, Pollmächer T
J Clin Psychopharmacol 2007 Dec;27(6):662-6. doi: 10.1097/jcp.0b013e31815a8872. PMID: 18004133

Prognosis

Long-term impact of psychological factors and social interactions on obesity of female nationals in the United Arab Emirates.
Kim S, Kim SY
Obesity (Silver Spring) 2022 Oct;30(10):2079-2088. doi: 10.1002/oby.23534. PMID: 36150209
Resting-state connectivity within and across neural circuits in anorexia nervosa.
Uniacke B, Wang Y, Biezonski D, Sussman T, Lee S, Posner J, Steinglass J
Brain Behav 2019 Jan;9(1):e01205. Epub 2018 Dec 27 doi: 10.1002/brb3.1205. PMID: 30590873Free PMC Article
Emotion contagion moderates the relationship between emotionally-negative families and abnormal eating behavior.
Weisbuch M, Ambady N, Slepian ML, Jimerson DC
Int J Eat Disord 2011 Dec;44(8):716-20. Epub 2010 Nov 19 doi: 10.1002/eat.20873. PMID: 22072409
The association between shift duty and abnormal eating behavior among nurses working in a major hospital: a cross-sectional study.
Wong H, Wong MC, Wong SY, Lee A
Int J Nurs Stud 2010 Aug;47(8):1021-7. Epub 2010 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.01.001. PMID: 20116059
Psychosocial correlates, outcome, and stability of abnormal adolescent eating behavior in community samples of young people.
Steinhausen HC, Gavez S, Winkler Metzke C
Int J Eat Disord 2005 Mar;37(2):119-26. doi: 10.1002/eat.20077. PMID: 15732078

Clinical prediction guides

Association between eating behavior and the immediate neural activity caused by viewing food images presented in and out of awareness: A magnetoencephalography study.
Ishida R, Ishii A, Matsuo T, Minami T, Yoshikawa T
PLoS One 2022;17(12):e0275959. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275959. PMID: 36580472Free PMC Article
The efficacy of add-on ramelteon and subsequent dose reduction in benzodiazepine derivatives/Z-drugs for the treatment of sleep-related eating disorder and night eating syndrome: a retrospective analysis of consecutive patients.
Matsui K, Kuriyama K, Kobayashi M, Inada K, Nishimura K, Inoue Y
J Clin Sleep Med 2021 Jul 1;17(7):1475-1483. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9236. PMID: 33704048Free PMC Article
Regional cerebral blood flow and abnormal eating behavior in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Ogura K, Fujii T, Abe N, Hosokai Y, Shinohara M, Fukuda H, Mori E
Brain Dev 2013 May;35(5):427-34. Epub 2012 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.07.013. PMID: 22921862
The association between shift duty and abnormal eating behavior among nurses working in a major hospital: a cross-sectional study.
Wong H, Wong MC, Wong SY, Lee A
Int J Nurs Stud 2010 Aug;47(8):1021-7. Epub 2010 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.01.001. PMID: 20116059
Laboratory studies of binge eating disorder.
Walsh BT, Boudreau G
Int J Eat Disord 2003;34 Suppl:S30-8. doi: 10.1002/eat.10203. PMID: 12900984

Recent systematic reviews

'In the night kitchen': A scoping review on the night eating syndrome.
Muscatello MRA, Torre G, Celebre L, Dell'Osso B, Mento C, Zoccali RA, Bruno A
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022 Feb;56(2):120-136. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1177/00048674211025714. PMID: 34169752

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