Prevalence of binge eating disorder and assessment of food consumption in people with excess weight

• Autor(a) principal: da Costa Silva, Bruna Yhang
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Silva Sousa, Michele Edmila
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/5416
• topic: Compulsive Behavior; Obesity; Food Consumption.; Conducta Compulsiva; Obesidad; Consumo de Alimentos.; Comportamento Compulsivo; Obesidade; Consumo de Alimentos.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of binge eating disorder and assess food consumption in individuals with excess weight. Methods: This is an observational crosssectional study conducted with patients with BMI equal to or greater than 25kg/m2, aged 20 to 59 years, attending two Family Health Care Centers in the heart of the city of Quixeré, Ceará. The sample comprised 100 people. An interview was carried out in order to screen for binge eating disorder. Participants answered a questionnaire on socioeconomic aspects, underwent anthropometric (weight, height) assessment, and food consumption was assessed based on two dietary recalls. Results: Among respondents, 3% were diagnosed with severe BED, 20% with moderate BED and 77% did not have Binge Eating Disorder. Patients with higher degrees of BED presented greater excess weight, which as not statistically significant (p=0.257). Respondents with moderate and severe binge eating disorder, when compared to those without BED, presented a greater and unbalanced food consumption in terms of quality of food consumption; however, this was not significant (p ranging from 0.171 to 0.567). Conclusion: One third of participants had some degree of binge eating disorder, which was not related to changes in nutritional status, although participants with moderate and severe binge eating disorder showed a dietary pattern with more calories and less fiber.