Does eating at night increase mortality risk?

Article title: <i>Night eating in timing, frequency, and food quality and risks of all-cause, cancer, and diabetes mortality: findings from national health and nutrition examination survey</i> (bit of a mouthful)<p>From the conclusion: <i>Night eating was associated with increased all-cause, cancer and diabetes mortality</i>

May the risks come from less sleep as a consequence of night eating and not from eating itself?

Better Headline:<p>Late-night Noshing on Cookies and Milk, House After House After House - Santa Is Doomed!