Abnormal eating behaviors among medical students at a university in southern Santa Catarina, Brazil

Abstract

Objectives: Disturbances in eating behavior significantly affect young adults. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of abnormal eating behaviors, according to the Eating Attitudes

Distorted weight perception correlates with disordered eating attitudes in Kuwaiti college women

“…Among normal weight participants, 38.8% with a BMI of ≤24.9 had an EAT‐26 score of ≥20. Previous studies have also found a high prevalence of disordered eating attitudes based on EAT‐26 scores among female undergraduates with a normal BMI (Alberton, Dal‐Bó, Piovezan, & Silva, ). The present findings have also indicated that women with an underweight status had greater than twice the odds of exhibiting restrictive oral control behaviors associated with anorexia nervosa.…”

“…Disturbed eating attitudes and behaviors are well documented problems among females in Western countries (Alberton et al, ; Madanat, Brown, & Hawks, ; Tantleff‐Dunn et al, ). Recently, however, the phenomenon has also been observed in Arab countries (Musaiger et al, ).…”

“…The link between lower BMI and anorexic tendencies is unclear, but may be the result of a propensity for severe caloric restriction and higher physical activity as a means of regulating anxious states (Dellava et al, 2010). Disturbed eating attitudes and behaviors are well documented problems among females in Western countries (Alberton et al, 2013;Madanat, Brown, & Hawks, 2007;Tantleff-Dunn et al, 2011). Recently, however, the phenomenon has also been observed in Arab countries .…”

Mental health problems among medical students in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…We included 59 studies in the qualitative analysis, and 57 [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] studies involving a total of 18,015 medical students in the quantitative analysis (Table 1). All forest plots are available on request from the authors.…”

Entre o singular e o coletivo: a experiência de um serviço na abordagem das anorexias e bulimias

“…No Brasil, os estudos epidemiológicos se restringem a populações específicas (ALBERTON et al, 2013;ALVES et al, 2008; PETROSKI; PELEGRINI; GLANER, 2012; VALE; KERR; BOSI, 2011), não possibilitando uma inferência da prevalência desses quadros na população geral. De qualquer forma, a partir de nossa prática clínica em um serviço de referência para o Estado de Minas Gerais, podemos testemunhar a existência de uma demanda contínua e numerosa de tratamento nos diversos serviços públicos de saúde do Estado, proveniente, sobretudo, de pacientes jovens dos mais variados grupos socioeconômicos com sintomas alimentares.…”