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Influência do estado nutricional no risco para transtornos alimentares em estudantes de nutrição

2012; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE COLETIVA; Volume: 17; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1413-81232012001200024

1678-4561

Janiara David Silva, Amanda Bertolini de Jesus Silva, Aihancreson Vaz Kirchoff de Oliveira, Aline Silva de Aguiar Nemer,

Health and Lifestyle Studies

The scope of this paper was to evaluate the relationship between changes in eating behavior associated with dissatisfaction with body image, and the nutritional status of female university students of nutrition. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 175 female students of nutrition (ENUT/UFOP). The Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26) and Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) were applied and anthropometric measurements were taken. 21.7% of the students were found to be high risk in terms of eating disorders, and 13.7% declared dissatisfaction with their body image. The majority of students with positive results in the BSQ and EAT-26 tests were eutrophic. The students who were overweight, with elevated body fat percentage (% BF) and waist circumference (WC) had a 5-9 times greater risk of change in eating habits. There was a positive association between the anthropometric parameters with high scores in the EAT-26 and BSQ questionnaires. The future dietitians who are overweight, with increased body fat and waist circumference were more likely to be dissatisfied with their body image and develop eating disorders. The use of other anthropometric parameters, in addition to BMI, may prove useful in screening individuals susceptible to the emergence of excessive concerns with weight and diet.