Prevalência de sofrimento psicológico e transtornos alimentares em universitários de nutrição

Abstract

Eating behavior is a complex interplay of physiologic, affective and social capacities. Risk habits related to eating might results danger outcomes in health described as Eating Disorders (ED). Higher prevalences are commonly found in the 18-30 age group, women, graduating students, and in program where physical appearance was overvalued. The aim of this study was to identify behavioral risk indicators for ED in nutrition students of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Campus Governador Valadares). The project was approved by the UFJF Ethics Committee. The 199 students enrolled in 2018 were invited to acess the research protocol in the Google Forms tool, containing a questionnaire with socio- demographic variables, EAT-26, SRQ-20 and the Consent Form. 113 students participated and the prevalence of risk for ED was 52.2%. Most of students were female (90%), single (91.7%), eutrophic (68.3%) and 63.3% were at risk for ED also had psychological suffering. The risks of ED and psychological suffering in the nutrition students are perceived, and more attention and care is required.