What is sleep eating?

Also known as: sleep eating disorder, sleep-related eating disorder.

Sleep eating is an unusual condition where the child will eat and drink uncontrollably while still asleep. The child typically has little to no memory of the event the next morning.


Reviewed by: Mercedes Bello, MD

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM

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