Body image of people over 50 in Spain measured using the BSQ test

Abstract

Objectives: To show the body image of people over 50 in Spain using the Body Shape Questionnaire test (BSQ), taking into account attribute variables of great interest such as age, gender, sentimental status, habitat (rural or urban) and the season of the year in which the test is done (winter or summer). Data description:The results obtained show the current state of the body image of 176 people in the process of ageing in Spain. The data collected from the participants are organised taking into account attribute variables of significant impact on body image such as age, gender, having a stable partner, habitat (rural or urban) and the season of the year in which the test is done (winter or summer). These data are especially useful to show how body image changes over the time, depending on the different attributes and according to diverse emotional and social situations. They can be used in studies on body image, eating disorders or studies that assess the importance of physical appearance in someone's self-esteem regardless of age group, geographic area or personal emotional circumstances.

Urbanization and eating disorders: a scoping review of studies from 2019 to 2020

“…Excepting the Gorrell et al [4] 24]. Two [22,24] had published their data on urbanicity elsewhere [23 && ,25,26]. Two studies were from only rural areas [10,15] and 8 from only urban [9,11,13,14,16,17,20,21] [19 & ] information contrasting the frequency of eating disorders/ disordered eating across urban and rural environments (Table 1).…”

“…Excepting the Gorrell et al [4] review, the remaining 16 articles were all epidemiologic studies reporting on eating disorders from diverse populations. Three were published before December 2018; and 16 primary research full-text articles were included; 10 from Asia or Africa [8–10,11,12 ▪▪ ,13–17] and 6 from Europe/Australia/North America [18 ▪▪ ,19 ▪ ,20–22,23 ▪▪ ,24]. Two [22,24] had published their data on urbanicity elsewhere [23 ▪▪ ,25,26].…”

“…A survey of older age people in Spain [22,23 ▪▪ ] studied body satisfaction and not eating disorders per se . Overall, there was no main effect of urban/rural domicile on level of body satisfaction; however, age moderated this relationship, with urban dwelling among 50–64-year-olds (but not ≥65-year-olds) being associated with higher body satisfaction.…”

Food and Nutrition Myths among Future Secondary School Teachers: A Problem of Trust in Inadequate Sources of Information

“…The bottom line is that, although lite products provide fewer calories, some do so by replacing fat with sugars and sweeteners that give them greater palatability. Another important aspect is the tendency to consume more of the product thinking that it can be abused because it is lite, which leads to the fact that, in many cases, the consumption of these products is directly associated with weight gain, not with the weight reduction they claim (Sánchez-Cabrero et al 2020;Ruiz-Moreno et al 2019;Richter et al 2019).…”

“…It seems that Spanish society takes care of its eating habits. It is a fact that eating habits in Western societies are closely affected by beauty standards (Mckay et al 2018;Sánchez-Cabrero et al 2020). In Spain, the interest in eating habits has grown faster, either by the influence of beauty standards or by the obsession with being young and healthy (De Los Santos-Mantero 2018;Sánchez-Cabrero et al 2019;Sánchez-Cabrero 2020;Díaz-Méndez 2006).…”