Restrição alimentar e sua associação com compulsão alimentar em estudantes de nutrição de Maceió - AL

Abstract

Binge eating (AB), is characterized by the ingestion of a large amount of food in a short period of time, followed by the feeling of guilt and shame, has its genesis linked to factors of different natures, which will determine the course of the manifestations and their Frequency. Such alterations can appear at any stage of life, but it is commonly seen in female adolescents and young adults, due to the constant changes that accompany each stage of life together with social, cultural and neuropsychic vectors. Restrictive diets collaborate with eating behavior disorders in triggering AC. The aim of this study is to evaluate food restriction (FR) and its association with binge eating in Nutrition students from Maceió-AL. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out between July and August 2022, through self-administered questionnaires, online from the Google Forms platform. The target audience included students of the nutrition course, from colleges in Maceió - AL. Socioeconomic, dietary, anthropometric and body perception data were collected. Binge eating was considered the outcome variable and restriction, the independent variable, both obtained through the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), validated for the Brazilian population and directed towards such practices. Analyzes of absolute and relative frequencies of the studied variables were performed. For association tests, Pearson's chi-square was used. The significance level adopted was p<0.05. The sample consisted of 133 students, with a positive association between the variables restriction and binge eating (p=0.021). University students from later periods (≥6th period) and ideal body perception showed less compulsive practices (p<0.05). It is concluded that the restrictive practice is associated with binge eating in university students.