eating disorders
Dr. Somayaji
Science, technology and ethics
4/24/2014
Eating disorders
Changes in eating behavior of university students are common and widely studied. Although the risk of developing eating disorders seems to be obvious among nutrition students, where there is a lack of research in this field. This study aimed to: determine the risk of developing eating disorders in dietetics and nutrition students, through the comparison of eating behaviors, food habits and physical activity with those of other college students (from health and non-health degrees). The sample included 189 female students, aged 18 to 25 years, from two Portuguese public universities. All students were measured weight, height, fat mass and waist circumference. Results were there was a low risk of eating disorders development among these students (4.2%). This paper will be talking about why I choose this article and what this article means to me or why it is important in society today. ( “Mealha, Vanessa paragraph1”)
Eating behaviors happen in adolescence stage in life that has many biological, cognitive and sociocultural changes. This is the most affective stage in life where health behaviors are venerable and play a huge role in your future. These health behaviors can lead into physical activity and bad eating habits. By not eating the right foods or exercising on a day-to-day basis you can gain a lot of weight which is not good for the body to maintain a healthy life. Over eating or not eating enough nutritional foods can lead to diabetes, cancer and also obesity. y not maintaining the body properly will make the body feel tired and unhealthy, so where the body could not do physical activities with other students and not performing well in life situations.
Food habits has big role in this part of eating disorders because if you don’t eat nutritional foods or it junk food all day will lead to obesity and other long term diseases. Food habits can be good or bad in some cases. A good
Science, technology and ethics
4/24/2014
Eating disorders
Changes in eating behavior of university students are common and widely studied. Although the risk of developing eating disorders seems to be obvious among nutrition students, where there is a lack of research in this field. This study aimed to: determine the risk of developing eating disorders in dietetics and nutrition students, through the comparison of eating behaviors, food habits and physical activity with those of other college students (from health and non-health degrees). The sample included 189 female students, aged 18 to 25 years, from two Portuguese public universities. All students were measured weight, height, fat mass and waist circumference. Results were there was a low risk of eating disorders development among these students (4.2%). This paper will be talking about why I choose this article and what this article means to me or why it is important in society today. ( “Mealha, Vanessa paragraph1”)
Eating behaviors happen in adolescence stage in life that has many biological, cognitive and sociocultural changes. This is the most affective stage in life where health behaviors are venerable and play a huge role in your future. These health behaviors can lead into physical activity and bad eating habits. By not eating the right foods or exercising on a day-to-day basis you can gain a lot of weight which is not good for the body to maintain a healthy life. Over eating or not eating enough nutritional foods can lead to diabetes, cancer and also obesity. y not maintaining the body properly will make the body feel tired and unhealthy, so where the body could not do physical activities with other students and not performing well in life situations.
Food habits has big role in this part of eating disorders because if you don’t eat nutritional foods or it junk food all day will lead to obesity and other long term diseases. Food habits can be good or bad in some cases. A good
Cited: (Mealha, Vanessa), Nutricion Hospitalaria. sep/oct2013, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p1558-1566. 9p.