Eating behavior and physical activity in adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: de Sousa FORTES, Leonardo
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Frota da Rocha MORGADO, Fabiane, de Sousa ALMEIDA, Sebastião, Caputo FERREIRA, Maria Elisa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/8517
• topic: Adolescent; Body dissatisfaction; Feeding behavior; Motor activity; Adolescente; Insatisfação corporal; Comportamento alimentar; Atividade motora

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the inappropriate eating behaviors of adolescents as a function of habitual level of physical activity. MethodsParticipants were 462 youth of both genders aged 10 to 19 years. The Eating Attitudes Test-26 was used for inappropriate eating behaviors assessment. A short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used for classifying the habitual level of physical activity. ResultsNo statistically significant differences were found for the comparison of inappropriate eating behaviors in the multivariate covariance model either for females or males. Moreover, the level of physical activity had no significant influence on the inappropriate eating behaviors of these adolescents. ConclusionIn conclusion, inappropriate eating behaviors in both genders were similar regardless of the habitual level of physical activity.