Stages of change and factors associated with misperceived eating behavior in obese individuals

• Autor(a) principal: Lydiane Bragunci Bedeschi
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Aline Cristine Souza Lopes, Luana Caroline Dos Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-98652016000100004; http://hdl.handle.net/1843/65428; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-3704
• topic: Dieta com restrição de gorduras; Comportamento alimentar; Frutas; Obesidade; Verduras; Dieta com Restrição de Gorduras; Comportamento Alimentar; Frutas; Obesidade; Verduras

Objective: To evaluate the stages of behavior change related to fat and fruit/vegetable intakes and the factors associated with misperceived eating behavior (pseudo-maintenance). Methods: This cross-sectional study collected sociodemographic, socioeconomic, health, and food intake data from obese individuals (n=103) aged ≥20 years. Stages of behavior change according to the Transtheoretical Model were measured for fat and fruit/vegetable intakes. The pseudo-maintenance stage was reclassified in subjects in the action/maintenance stage who had inappropriate food habits. Multiple logistic regression models were proposed to assess the factors associated with misperceptions. Results: The prevalences of pseudo-maintenance for fat and fruit/vegetable intakes were 23.3 and 19.4%, respectively. The factors associated with misperceived fat intake were overconsumption of saturated fatty acids (OR=3.84; 1.18-12.56) and age (OR=1.06; 1.02-1.11), and with fruit and vegetable intake, income (OR=0.99; 0.98-0.99). Conclusion: The results reveal that perceived eating behavior and actual food intake diverge from anthropometric and health data, signaling the need of different intervention strategies to raise awareness in this group for the need of modifications.