Understanding pregorexia and the influence of eating disorders during pregnancy
Pregnancy is a period of several changes in a woman's life, where many have difficulties in dealing with the emotions inherent to their state and, added to inappropriate eating behaviors, can evolve to the development of eating disorders (ED), which during pregnancy are grouped together under t...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX) |
| Repository: | Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.rbone.com.br:article/2540 |
| Online Access: | https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/2540 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Pregnant Bulimia nervosa Anorexia nervosa Binge eating disorder. Mujeres embarazadas Bulimia nerviosa Anorexia nerviosa Atracones alimentarios Donne incinte Anoressia nervosa Abbuffate Gestantes Compulsão alimentar. Grávidas Compulsão alimentar |
| Summary: | Pregnancy is a period of several changes in a woman's life, where many have difficulties in dealing with the emotions inherent to their state and, added to inappropriate eating behaviors, can evolve to the development of eating disorders (ED), which during pregnancy are grouped together under the term pregorexia. The presence of this set of problems interferes with the health of the woman and the baby in the pre- and post-natal period. This work aimed to investigate the eating behavior of pregnant women attended at a maternal and child nutrition office in Recife-PE. In the collection of primary data, in the consultation, through interviews, the participating pregnant women answered the Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT 26), the socioeconomic and anthropometric data questionnaire. Secondary data consisted of the results of biochemical tests from the patients' medical records. 19 pregnant women without a diagnosis of ED participated in the research, however, 10.5% obtained a score suggestive of the disorder. As for nutritional status, most had adequate BMI in the pre-pregnancy (63.2%) and gestational (47.4%) periods and some showed changes in biochemical results. As for socioeconomic data, most had completed higher education (94.7%) and family income equal to or greater than 5 minimum wages (94.7%), were primiparous (87.5%) aged between 30-39 years (89.5%) and with a support network in the puerperium (94.7%). The presence of eating behavior with risk of pregorexia was verified, although most of the pregnant women had an adequate nutritional status. |
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