Intutive eating and body appreciation: A cross-sectional study of university students in the state of Minas Gerais

Introduction: Intuitive eating is based on physiological signals to know what, when and how much to eat. This approach is based on 10 principles that seek to respect internal hunger and satiety signals, instead of eating according to situational and emotional changes. Objective: The present study ai...

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Autores: Matos, Beatriz Pardal de, Oliveira, Natalia Christinne Ferreira de, Hudson, Tassiana Aparecida, Ferreira, Maria Elisa Caputo, Costa, Júlia Loth, Pereira, Larissa Cristina Ramos, Neves, Clara Mockdece
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX)
Repositorio:Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.rbone.com.br:article/2294
Acceso en línea:https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/2294
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Women
Body Image
Intuitive Eating
Feeding Behavior
Mujer
Imagen corporal
Alimentación intuitiva
Comportamiento alimentario
Donne
Immagine del corpo
Mangiare intuitivo
Comportamento alimentare
Mulheres
Imagem Corporal
Comer Intuitivo
Comportamento Alimentar
Imagem corporal
Comer intuitivo
Comportamento alimentar
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Sumario:Introduction: Intuitive eating is based on physiological signals to know what, when and how much to eat. This approach is based on 10 principles that seek to respect internal hunger and satiety signals, instead of eating according to situational and emotional changes. Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the correlation between intuitive eating and body appreciation in university students in the state of Minas Gerais. Materials and Methods: The research was a cross-sectional study with a quantitative design, with the application of three types of questionnaires, answered only by university women aged 18 to 35 years in the state of Minas Gerais. Data refer to social and demographic characteristics, eating behavior and body image were obtained through tests: Form previously created for sociodemographic classification, Intuitive Eating Scale - 2 (IES - 2) and Body Appreciation Scale - 2 (BAS - 2), in the validated version in Portuguese. Results: The findings revealed that individuals with higher BMI had lower body appreciation and lower levels of intuitive eating. In addition, intuitive eating and body appreciation were positively associated with each other, indicating that the greater the body appreciation, the more intuitively the individual tends to eat. Conclusion: It is concluded that individuals who practice intuitive eating tend to have higher levels of body appreciation and lower BMI.