Relation of nutritional status and satisfaction with body image among public school education network of São Paulo

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity among young people in Brazil grew by 8.99% and with it the incidence of obesity-related disorders and body image that, depending on the degree of dissatisfaction, can affect aspects of eating behavior, self-esteem and psychosocial performance, physical and cognitive development. Therefore, this work aims to identify the nutritional status and relate it to the perception of body image of adolescents from public schools in São Paulo. The study included 36 adolescents (18 boys and 18 girls) who were evaluated anthropometric and classified BMI according to WHO (1995). We used the scale and EEICA Kakeshita silhouettes. All results were analyzed according to BMI and gender. The questionnaire did not indicate a high degree of dissatisfaction (5.56%). The analysis of the range of silhouettes, we observed overestimation of weight, 50% and 46.47% in the eutrophic and those with BMI lower than expected, respectively, mainly in males (61.12%), and underestimationof overweight adolescents and obese, which demonstrated a desire to lower figure (100%). Among genders, the girls have a closer view of the real (44.44%), however want a figure lower (72.22%) and consider the ideal (61.12%), while the boys consider a higher figure as the ideal (44.44%). Studies show real distortions of perception for both sexes, regardless of the nutritional classification, demonstrating the importance of working the subject since childhood, avoiding discrimination, misconceptions and risks of eating disorders.