Most people believe that during a bad night, midnight snacks are a great treat. But imagine having midnight snacks without being aware of it. With sleep related eating disorder, even though it isn’t ideal, eating unconsciously is possible. Sleep related eating disorder is both a sleep disorder and an eating disorder in which a person partially awakens and with the active part of the brain, begins to prepare and eat food regardless of whether or not they are actually hungry. Being an uncommon disorder, only 2% of people, more than half women, are believed to have sleep related eating disorder. Like sleepwalking and sleep talking, sleep related eating disorder is a type of parasomnia, which is a disorder that occurs due to an unusual behavior
