Kitchen

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A 21 year old girl on the show sleep eats. She is not aware of getting up during the night while sleeping, then eating. Mostly it is junk food. In the morning, she sees what she has eaten during the night, by the mess left. Crumbs in the bed, open food in the kitchen. She has also used the microwave during her sleep eating events. Started doing this when she was 6. Her mom has video taped her, doing this. 1/2 million people do this. She eats about 1,500 calories more during the night. She has gained about 15-20 pounds. She goes to a sleep lab to see what's going on. They have food in the room in case she gets up to eat while sleeping. All of this is video taped, to see what's going on. She thinks she got up once, it showed she got up 3 times to eat. She feels she has anxiety problems. They are going to put her on meds.

Another guy, 25 years old, drinks vinegar. About 7 glasses a day. He has done this since the age of 7. He says it is orally stimulating. He drinks it and puts it on all of his food. He makes pasta soup with vinegar on it. When going out to a restaurant, he orders a glassful of vinegar to drink, instead of tea or soda. He had a test done to see about acid damage. The doctor sees a polyp on his vocal cords and mild problems in his stomach. He was told to decrease the amounts of vinegar he is drinking. So now he drinks to 2 cups a day.

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Another person has a problem with creamy foods. She turned vegan in her Jr year and gained 60 pounds eating the wrong foods. Mostly fried starchy foods. She started eating creamy foods like yogurt, cottage cheese to get protein her body needed. And now she can't stand any creamy foods, even food commercials or eating out with friends. Her boyfriend ordered a double cheese pizza with ranch dressing. She left the table and got sick and never dated him again.

Another has a problem of eating raw hard pasta, elbow macaroni. She calls it a hug in a box, it makes her feel good. She lost 2 teeth because of this problem. Her condition is called Pica. Where you eat other foods or non- foods to get the nutrients you body wants. Some people eat dirt, clay,chalk or laundry starch.

Another guy has a phobia of chewing gum. He was given bubble gum flavored gas to put him to sleep when he was young. Now he has nothing to do with chewing gum of any kind. Even his wife has to brush her teeth after chewing gum.