Does body composition reflect eating attitudes?

Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Health - Nutritional Science, , language: English, abstract: The objective of the study is to examine and identify the relationship between eating attitudes and body composition among university students in nutrition majors versus non-nutrition majors. Eating Disorders (EDs) are a group of mental and physical illnesses that can influence individuals from every age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic group, and that result in altered consumption or absorption of food, such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa.Disorder behavior eating (DBE) represents a range of irregular and abnormal eating behaviors that do not warrant a diagnosis of particular eating disorders (EDs) that result in altered consumption or absorption of food, such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa. ED symptoms are prevalent during teenage years, particularly in females who are college aged in the United States.

Evaluating eating attitudes and body composition in dietetic students versus non-dietetic students using simple and valid scales will provide insight into early detection between these components, which may be useful in preventing the developing of EDs in this population.