Riesgo de Trastornos de Conductas Alimentarias Asociados al Estado Nutricional de los Adolescentes

Abstract

Introduction: Eating disorders are described as complex disorders comprising two types of behavioral alterations: some directly related to food and weight and others derived from the relationship with oneself and others. Objective: To describe the risks of eating behaviors associated with the nutritional status of adolescents from public schools in Bucaramanga. Materials and methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The population corresponds to 471 adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age, from 19 educational institutions of the public network of Bucaramanga, multistage probabilistic sampling, the eating attitudes test (EAT26) was used, the perception of body image, comparisons were made according to sex and nutritional status with the X2 test. Results: Discussion and conclusions: Participants with eating behavior disorders have higher percentages in those with altered nutritional status (severe malnutrition, overweight and obesity) and differences were identified regarding body image according to nutritional status.