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Body image and nutritional status of academics from nutrition course in private University of Alfenas
Fecha
2016-03-01Registro en:
Rbne-revista Brasileira De Nutricao Esportiva. Sao Paulo: Inst Brasileiro Pesquisa & Ensino Fisiologia Exercicio-ibpefex, v. 10, n. 56, p. 165-174, 2016.
1981-9927
WOS:000373303900006
Autor
Univ Jose Rosario Vellano UNIFENAS
Univ Vale Rio Verde UNINCOR
Fac Presbiteriana Gammon FAGAMMON
Ctr Univ Sul Minas UNIS MG
Secretaria Reg Estado Minas Gerais SRE Varginha
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Univ Politecn Madrid
Univ Franca UNIFRAN
Univ Jose Rosario Vellano UNIFENAS MG
Univ Ribeirao Preto UNAERP
Institución
Resumen
Introduction: Body image is the image that has mentally about the size and shape of the body, including feelings related to these characteristics and body parts. However, the distortion and dissatisfaction with body image, cause eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia nervosa, morbid obesity), recent being in the literature observation of such distortion in normal weight subjects. Aim: To evaluate body image and nutritional status of academics from Nutrition Course in order to identify possible distortions and dissatisfaction in body perception. Materials and Methods: We measured weight and height with which we calculated the body mass index (BMI Real), n = 44 students, 18-45 years of the Nutrition course. The assessment of body image was performed by Figures Scale Silhouettes, where each participant chose a figure for the image that has of his own body (current BMI) and a picture with the silhouette you would like to have (desired BMI). Results: It was found that there was a prevalence of normality in relation to nutritional status among the study participants. Regarding the perception and satisfaction of body image, it was observed that had a distorted (p = 0.06) and body image dissatisfaction (p = 0.058). Conclusion: The results indicate that other aspects of body image perception are studied as important subjective components in adopting attitudes and practices determinants of eating behavior and nutritional status.