Comportamento alimentar e imagem corporal em acadêmicos de Nutrição de uma Universidade privada da Serra Gaúcha

• Author(s): Lizot, Lorenna Andrade Barroso ; Nicoletto, Bruna Bellincanta
• Date: 2019
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Imagem corporal; Comportamento alimentar; Transtornos da alimentação e da ingestão de alimentos; Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência de comportamento alimentar inadequado e insatisfação com a imagem corporal entre universitários do curso de nutrição de uma universidade privada do sul do país. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo epidemiológico transversal, onde foram convidados todos os alunos matriculados no curso de graduação em nutrição da Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Foram coletados os dados através de questionários autoaplicáveis: Escala de Silhuetas Corporais, Body Shape Questionnarire (BSQ), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT). O índice de massa corporal foi calculado a partir das medidas de peso e estatura referidas. Resultados: Foram avaliados 130 alunos, 118 (90,8%) do sexo feminino e 12 (9,2%) do sexo masculino com a faixa etária de 21,5 (20,0 -26,0) anos. A partir da análise da escala de silhuetas corporais, verificou-se que 77 (59,2%) acadêmicos encontram-se insatisfeitos com a imagem corporal. A prevalência de preocupação com a imagem corporal foi de 12,3% segundo o BSQ. A prevalência de comportamentos alimentares inadequados foi de 16,2% segundo o EAT. Houve associação entre comportamento alimentar inadequado (EAT) e insatisfação da imagem corporal (BSQ) (p=0,003).  Conclusão: Houve prevalência de 12,3% de insatisfação corporal e de 16,2% de comportamento alimentar inadequado, com associação entre comportamento alimentar inadequado e imagem corporal entre os acadêmicos de nutrição. ABSTRACT Feeding behavior and body image in academics of nutrition of a private university in Caxias do SulObjective: To investigate the prevalence of inadequate eating behavior and dissatisfaction with body image among students of Nutrition from a private university in the south of Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study, where all students enrolled in the Nutrition graduate course from the University of Caxias do Sul were invited. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires: Body Silhouettes Scale, Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT). The body mass index was calculated from the self-referred height and weight. Results: 130 students were evaluated, 118 (90.8%) female and 12 (9.2%) male, with a median age of 21.5 (20.0 -26.0) years. The analysis of the Body Silhouettes Scale showed that 77 (59.2%) academics are dissatisfied with their body image. The prevalence of concern with body image was 12.3% according to BSQ. The prevalence of inadequate eating behaviors was 16.2% according to the EAT. There was an association between inadequate eating behavior (EAT) and dissatisfaction with body image (BSQ) (p = 0.003). Conclusion: There was a prevalence of 12.3% of dissatisfaction with body image and 16.2% of inadequate eating behavior, with an association between inadequate eating behavior and body image among Nutrition students.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of inadequate eating behavior and dissatisfaction with body image among students of Nutrition from a private university in the south of Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study, where all students enrolled in the Nutrition graduate course from the University of Caxias do Sul were invited. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires: Body Silhouettes Scale, Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT). The body mass index was calculated from the self-referred height and weight. Results: 130 students were evaluated, 118 (90.8%) female and 12 (9.2%) male, with a median age of 21.5 (20.0 -26.0) years. The analysis of the Body Silhouettes Scale showed that 77 (59.2%) academics are dissatisfied with their body image. The prevalence of concern with body image was 12.3% according to BSQ. The prevalence of inadequate eating behaviors was 16.2% according to the EAT. There was an association between inadequate eating behavior (EAT) and dissatisfaction with body image (BSQ) (p = 0.003). Conclusion: There was a prevalence of 12.3% of dissatisfaction with body image and 16.2% of inadequate eating behavior, with an association between inadequate eating behavior and body image among Nutrition students.