A snapshot of eating behaviors in undergraduate college students living in South Florida.

Autor: Lovan P; Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA., Prado G; School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA., Lee T; Department of Child Psychology and Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea., Coccia C; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of American college health : J of ACH [J Am Coll Health] 2024 Nov; Vol. 72 (8), pp. 2567-2576. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 09.
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2119402
Abstrakt: Objective: To examine a) whether college students' eating behaviors are different by students' sex and/or body mass index (BMI) categories and b) the correlations between college students' eating behaviors and the degree to which they rely on internal bodily signals for food intake. Participants: Undergraduate college students 18-24 years old at a public university located in South Florida. Methods: Eligible students answered questionnaires to examine interoception, intuitive eating, and eating behaviors including emotional eating, restrained eating, cognitive restraint, external eating, and uncontrolled eating. Pearson correlation and independent t test were used (significance: p  < 0.05). Results: Females reported lower interoception, intuitive eating, and higher emotional eating than males. Students with lower BMI had higher intuitive eating and lower restrained eating. Interoception was positively correlated with intuitive eating and negatively correlated with emotional, uncontrolled, restrained, and external eating. Conclusion: College students who have a better connection with their bodily signals have healthier eating behaviors and lower BMI.
Databáze: MEDLINE