ABSTRACT
Objective
To evaluate food consumption, risk behavior for eating disorders and perception of body image in adolescents who practice judo.
Methods
Cross-sectional study with adolescents practicing judo, participants of the Paraná Federation of Judo. For data collection, an online questionnaire was used, containing questions related to characterization and anthropometric data, the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) instruments to assess body image perception, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to identify behaviors risk factors for eating disorders and the 24-hour food recall to assess food intake. Dissatisfaction with body weight was obtained by reporting those who would like to gain or lose weight.
Results
57 judokas of both sexes participated, mostly male (54.3%; n=31). Absence of risk behavior for eating disorders (63.1%; n=36) and dissatisfaction with body image (75.4%; n=43) were prevalent among judokas. Among the adolescents who were dissatisfied with their body image (36.8%; n=14), it was observed that 9 (15.78%) also showed risky eating behavior for eating disorders by the EAT-26 test (p=0.002). There was an association between dissatisfaction with weight and risk behavior for ED (p=0.034), represented by positive EAT for 26.31% (n=15) of adolescents. Insufficient food intake values of energy and carbohydrates, as well as high protein consumption, and inadequate intake for the largest of micronutrients were identified.
Conclusion
Most athletes did not present risk behavior for ED and were satisfied with their body image. Among those classified as dissatisfied with their body image, the degrees identified are mostly mild to moderate. The analysis of food consumption showed inadequacy for most of the nutrients evaluated, emphasizing the importance of food and nutrition education actions aimed at this public.
KEY-WORDS
Eating behavior; food restriction; anorexia nervosa; nervous bulimia; athletes