Anti-obesity attitudes, food symptomatology and meanings associated with obesity in students linked to the health area

Nagel, Neli Isabel Escandon; Said, Josefa Larenas

doi:10.20960/nh.02791

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“…Among others, drivers of weight stigma manifestations that were investigated included factors such as socioeconomic status, participants’ BMI, participants’ feelings about their own weight, exposure to people with obesity (such as having someone with obesity in the family), participants’ attitudes toward obesity itself, and attitudes of participants’ family members toward people with obesity. For example, a study [ 16 ] with healthcare students in Chile found that having a desire for thinness predicted antiobesity attitudes.…”

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Weight Stigma in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: A Scoping Review

Eggerichs,

Wilson,

Chaplin

et al. 2024

Obes Facts

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Background: Being stigmatized because of one’s weight can pose physical, mental, and social challenges. While weight stigma and its consequences are established throughout Europe, North America, and Australasia, less is known about weight stigma in other regions. Summary: The objective of this study was to identify the extent and focus of weight stigma research in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. A scoping review of weight stigma research in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa was conducted. Results indicate that weight stigma has been investigated across populations and settings, mainly focusing on manifestations of weight stigma through experiences and practices and the drivers, and personal outcomes of these manifestations. Key Messages: Weight stigma is a developing global health concern not restricted to Europe, North America, and Australasia. The extent and focus of weight stigma research in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa vary between countries and regions leaving several research gaps that require further investigation.

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confidence: 99%

Weight Stigma in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: A Scoping Review

Eggerichs,

Wilson,

Chaplin

et al. 2024

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“…In addition, one possible limitation of the study could be the on-line self-reported heights and weights. Nevertheless, according to the literature, there is a high correlation between self-reported and actual BMI in university students [55][56][57] and young adults with and without superior education [58-60].…”

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confidence: 99%

Risk of eating disorders and its association with psychological factors, body mass index, and physical activity in Mexican university students

González-Alvarado

Unikel-Santoncini

Saucedo-Molina

2023

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Background Disordered eating behaviors are factors associated with the risk of developing eating disorders, yet cause biological, psychological, and social malfunction and its prevalence has been identified in university students of both sexes. The aim of the current study was to determine the distribution of the risk of developing an eating disorder and its association with psychological variables such as, thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, negative affect, drive for muscularity, as well as with body mass index (BMI) and physical activity in a non-probabilistic sample of Mexican university students. An additional objective was to evaluate the risk association with all of these variables by sex. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out between ending January and the beginning of May 2021 on a non-probabilistic sample of 395 students (65% females) aged to 18-29. Each one of the variables was assessed with previously validated questionnaires. Results The risk of developing an eating disorder (moderate and high) was 37.3% for females and 32.6% for males. With significant differences, drive for muscularity in males registered 21% vs. 7.8% in females. The risk analysis in females showed an association with thin-ideal internalization, negative affect, body dissatisfaction, BMI, and physical activity. In males, risk analysis revealed an association with drive for muscularity and negative affect. After the logistic regression analysis, internalization, BMI, and low level of physical activity showed an association in females, and the association with drive for muscularity and BMI was maintained in males. Conclusions Although eating disorder risk and associated factors have typically been a subject of study in adolescents, these findings show that they also have a significant presence in both male and female university students, and that they should be considered in future preventive interventions.

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“…Adolescents with high scores on depressive symptoms are 1.16 times more likely to develop DEB [ 16 ]. Among university students, DEB was associated with the presence of symptoms of depression [ 7 , 17 – 19 ] and anxiety [ 20 – 23 ]. Additionally, the interaction between anxiety and students’ place of residence explained the risk of bulimic behavior [ 24 ].…”

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Variables that explain disordered eating behaviors among women: the mediating role of body dissatisfaction

Franco-Paredes,

Díaz-Reséndiz,

Peláez-Fernández

et al. 2024

Eat Weight Disord

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Purpose To analyze the role of body dissatisfaction in the relationships of sociocultural influences, depression, and anxiety with disordered eating behaviors (DEB) in a sample of female Mexican university students. Methods A nonrandom sample of 526 female Mexican university students aged 18 to 25 years completed the Questionnaire of Influence on the Aesthetic Model of Body Shape (CIMEC-26), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-8D) and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). Results Through the mean model (χ2/df (5, n = 526) = 7.298, p = .199; NFI = .996; CFI = .999; RMSEA = .030; SRMR = .011), body dissatisfaction was found to mediate the relationships of influence of advertising, influence of social models and anxiety with DEB (restrictive dieting and bulimia). The variable with the most direct effect on restrictive dieting and bulimia was the influence of advertising. Body dissatisfaction partially mediated this relationship, as the influence of advertising had a significant direct effect on restrictive dieting and bulimia. The final model of direct and indirect effects explained 43% and 22% of the variance in restrictive dieting and bulimia, respectively. Conclusion The present study showed that body dissatisfaction partially mediated the relationships between influence of advertising, influence of social models, and anxiety with DEB among women. Thus, these variables should be taken into account in prevention and intervention programs targeting BED. Level V: Evidence obtained from a cross-sectional descriptive study. Level V Evidence obtained from a cross-sectional descriptive study.

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Anti-obesity attitudes, food symptomatology and meanings associated with obesity in students linked to the health area

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Weight Stigma in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: A Scoping Review

Weight Stigma in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa: A Scoping Review

Risk of eating disorders and its association with psychological factors, body mass index, and physical activity in Mexican university students

Variables that explain disordered eating behaviors among women: the mediating role of body dissatisfaction

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