Relationship between Eating Style and Food Intake of Healthy Female College Students during Chuseok Holidays / 대한지역사회영양학회지

OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to investigate associations between eating style and food intake of 45 female college students during Chuseok holidays. METHODS: A ten-day food record was obtained and divided into two parts. The first five days (September 20-24, 2015) were considered as a 'Normal Day (ND 1-5)' and the subsequent five days (September 25-29) as 'Holiday (HD6-10)'. The middle three days (September 26-28) of the holidays were considered as the 'Peak Holiday (PD7-9)'. Eating behaviors were measured using the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) and anthropometry was assessed in all study participants. Participants were grouped by cluster analysis according to the mean energy intake of the first three days of the Holiday. RESULTS: Participants had a low-normal range of BMI and they were carefully restricting their food intake at Normal Day. Even the food intake did not exceed 2000 kcal per day during the Peak Holiday. External eating was the most prevalent type of eating behavior, followed by restrained eating and emotional eating. Normal energy and fat intake were correlated with the external eating subscale of the DEBQ. Restrained eating was associated with the weight, BMI, fat mass, waist, and hip girth of the subjects. Compared to the Normal Day, they overate during the Holiday with different eating styles including 'restraint', 'disinhibition', and 'fluctuation'. Therefore, neither eating behaviors nor anthropometry was associated with food intake during the Holiday. Although eating behaviors and anthropometric measures were not different among eating style clusters, the food intakes of disinhibition cluster were higher than those of restraint cluster during all the study periods. CONCLUSIONS: Subjects can be classified with the restraint, disinhibition, and fluctuation clusters. However, eating behaviors and anthropometry were not different among three clusters.

Estudo da relação entre o índice de massa corporal e o comportamento alimentar de adultos / A study about the relation between body mass index and eating behavior in adults

The aim of this work was to analyze the relationship between Binge EatingScale (BES), Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire and nutritional status(normal, overweight and obese) according to gender. The sample consisted of 106 volunteers over 18 years old, 49 men and 57 women. To evaluate the nutritional status, the Body Mass Index (BMI) classification proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) was considered. A total of 73.58% of the whole sample did not present binge eating disturb, while 21.7% presented moderate and 4.71% severe binge eating disturb. There were significant differences between men and women, and also between normal and overweight or obese only in the male sample. Regarding the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, overweight women, mainly in the external subscale, obtained the highest scores. These findings reinforce the usefulness of these psychological assessment instruments for the establishment of body weight control strategies, approaching both the clinical and the epidemiological areas.

El trabajo tuvo por objetivo analizar las relaciones entre la Escala de Compulsión Alimentar, el Cuestionario Holandés de Comportamiento Alimentar y el estado nutricional (eutrófico, sobrepeso y obesidad) deacuerdo con el sexo. La muestra era una población de 106 voluntarios mayores de 18 años, 49 hombres y 57 mujeres. Para la clasificación del estado nutricional se consideró el índice de masa corporal (IMC) según elcriterio de la Organización Mundial de Salud. En 73,58% de la población no se manifestaba compulsión alimentar, mientras que 21,7% presentaba compulsión moderada y 4,71% compulsión grave. Las diferencias fueronsignificativas entre hombres y mujeres y también entre los individuos eutróficos en relación a aquellos con sobrepeso u obesos, perosolamente en la población masculina. En el cuestionario sobre comportamiento alimentar, los mayores escores correspondieron a lasmujeres con sobrepeso y el mayor puntaje fue atribuido al estilo externo. Los resultados consolidan la utilidad de estos instrumentos en la evaluación de aspectos psicológicos, como la compulsión alimentaria y los estilos alimentarios predominantes, en la orientación de estrategiasde control del peso corporal, en ámbito clínico y epidemiológico.

O trabalho teve por objetivo analisar as relações entre a Escala de Compulsão Alimentar, o Questionário Holandês de ComportamentoAlimentar e o Estado Nutricional (eutrófico, sobrepeso e obesidade), conforme gênero. A amostra foi composta por 106 voluntáriosmaiores de 18 anos, 49 homens e 57 mulheres. Para a classificação do estado nutricional, foi considerado o Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC)conforme critério da Organização Mundial de Saúde. Um total de 73,58% da amostra não apresentara compulsão alimentar, enquanto 21,7% apresentaram compulsão moderada e 4,71% compulsão grave. As diferenças foram significativas, entre homens e mulheres, e dosindivíduos eutróficos em relação àqueles com sobrepeso ou obesos somente na amostra masculina. No questionário sobre comportamentoalimentar, os maiores escores, no geral, foram obtidos pelas mulheres com sobrepeso e a maior pontuação foi atribuída ao estilo externo. Essesresultados reforçam a utilidade desses instrumentos, na avaliação de aspectos psicológicos, como a compulsão alimentar e os estilos alimentares predominantes, na orientação de estratégias de controle do peso corporal, em âmbito clínico e epidemiológico.