Percepção da imagem corporal e a relação com a prevalência de transtornos alimentares em atletas de ginástica rítmica de Fortaleza

Abstract

The Rhythmic Gymnastics is a sport in which concern for the body is constant, therefore, a risk environment to be among the practitioners, dissatisfaction with body image or even the presence of eating disorders. The objective of this study was to verify the perception of body image in athletes of the youth and adult categories of Rhythmic Gymnastics of Fortaleza and detect the influence of this, the prevalence of possible eating disorders. The survey was conducted with eight practitioners of Rhythmic Gymnastics, which constitute the total population of pre-established categories in this work. First we assessed BMI by weight measurement and height of practitioners. To analyze the perception of body image, we use the set of silhouettes of Stunkard et al. and to detect if we had disorders related to body image, we use the questionnaire answers fast Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ). To see whether occurred or not the presence of eating disorders used the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), which analyzes quickly and discontinuously what the individual is going through at that time. Finally we correlate the results of EAT and BSQ to whether there was influence between the two tests. The results showed that although the average BMI among athletes be considered between normal and low, there is a slight body dissatisfaction by some practitioners, but not objectified a leaner body; BSQ found no image disorder in athletes, but the EAT-26 showed that two of these young people have a tendency to an eating disorder, an oral control and exacerbated diet. The presence of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia is not detected. The association between body dissatisfaction and prevalence of eating disorders, was directly proportional, ie, the more the individual is unhappy with your body, the greater the likelihood of harmful eating habits and thus the emergence of eating disorders