The influence of puberty onset, Body Mass Index, and pressure to be thin on disordered eating behaviors in children and adolescents

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Line Tremblay ◽  
Michel Lariviere
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Puberty Onset

scholarly journals Heart Rate Variability Reactivity to Food Image Stimuli is Associated with Body Mass Index

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Chi Chang ◽  
Wei-Lieh Huang ◽  
Chao-Yu Liu ◽  
Meg Mei-Chih Tseng ◽  
Cheryl C. H. Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sympathetic Activity ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Visual Stimuli ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Frequency Power

AbstractAppetitive control is driven by the hedonic response to food and affected by several factors. Heart rate variability (HRV) signals have been used to index autonomic activity and arousal levels towards visual stimuli. The current research aimed to examine the influence of body mass index (BMI), disordered eating behaviors, and sex on the HRV reactivity to food in a nonclinical sample. Thirty-eight healthy male and sixty-one healthy female participants completed questionnaires assessing disordered eating symptoms. HRV was recorded when the participants received visual stimuli of high-calorie food, neutral and negative emotional signals. Generalized estimating equation models were used to investigate the associations between HRV, BMI, disordered eating behaviors, and sex across the three stimulus types. Male participants demonstrated a higher ratio of low-frequency power to high-frequency power (LF/HF) than females across all the stimulus types. An increase in LF/HF reactivity to food signals was observed in all the study subjects. The moderation effect of BMI on LF/HF in response to food signals was also observed. Our study suggests that body weight may play a role in the interaction between sympathetic activity and food stimuli; however, how the interaction between sympathetic activity and food stimuli contributes to diet control warrants further investigation.

scholarly journals Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity, BMI, and Waist Girth in 7- to 16-Year-Old Children and Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (s1) ◽  
pp. S153-S165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Hands ◽  
Helen Parker
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Body Fatness ◽  
Waist Girth ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sedentary Activities

Background:Different approaches to measuring physical activity and fatness in youth have resulted in studies reporting relationships ranging from very strong to nonexistent.Methods:The sample comprised 787 boys and 752 girls between the ages of 7 and 16 years. Pedometer-determined physical activity, height, weight, and waist girth measures were taken.Results:Significant differences were found in activity level between body mass index-determined weight categories for the girls (F1,742 = 9.07, P = .003) but not for the boys (F1,777 = 3.59, P = .06) and between truncal adiposity groupings for the boys (F1,777 = 4.69, P = .03) and the girls (F1,742= 13.56, P = .000).Conclusions:The relationship between physical activity and body fatness differs according to the measure used and between boys and girls. Factors contributing to body fatness such as eating behaviors or sedentary activities might be more important among boys than girls.

scholarly journals The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on disordered eating behaviors in youths with type 1 diabetes: Analysis of cross-sectional survey data.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alda Troncone ◽  
Antonietta Chianese ◽  
Angela Zanfardino ◽  
Crescenzo Cascella ◽  
Alessia Piscopo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Recent research indicates that patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at higher risk for disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) than their peers without diabetes. The present study aimed at examining the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on DEBs in a sample of Italian children and adolescents with T1D and in matched-pair healthy controls.Methods: 138 children and adolescents with T1D (aged 8.01-19.11 years, 65 boys) attending a Southern Italian diabetic service and 276 age- and gender-matched healthy peers voluntarily completed a cross-sectional online survey of eating behaviors (ChEAT and Eat-26), anthropometric characteristics, and clinical characteristics. Results: 8.69% (N=12) of participants with T1D and 13.4% (N=37) of controls had ChEAT/EAT-26 scores indicating presence of DEBs, with no differences between patients—whether children (total ChEAT score F(1, 157)=.104, p=.748) or adolescents (total EAT-26 score F(1, 255)=.135, p=.731)—and healthy peers. zBMI values were lower than those measured in the latest diabetes visit (p<.0001), while HbA1c values remained unchanged (p=.110). In both groups, adolescents had lower Oral Control scores than children (T1D: F(1, 138)= 20.411, p<.0001, η2 =.132, controls: F(1, 276)=18.271, p<.0001, η2 =.063); additionally, gender (female) and age were found to be significant predictors of several ChEAT/EAT-26 scores.Discussion: Psychological conditions in relation to DEB symptoms of children and adolescents with T1D were not aggravated by lockdown conditions. Results indicated DEBs as more of a female adolescent developmental issue rather than as a result of the challenges of living with a chronic illness aggravated by outbreak. Possible effects of parental pressure on their children’s eating behaviors in the context of home confinement and of using a non-diabetes-specific measure to assess DEBs are discussed.

scholarly journals Disordered eating behaviors in youths with type 1 diabetes during COVID-19 lockdown: an exploratory study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alda Troncone ◽  
Antonietta Chianese ◽  
Angela Zanfardino ◽  
Crescenzo Cascella ◽  
Alessia Piscopo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Eat 26

Abstract Background Recent research indicates that patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at higher risk for disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) than their peers without diabetes. The present study aimed to explore the prevalence of DEBs in a sample of Italian children and adolescents with T1D and in matched-pair healthy controls during the COVID-19 lockdown. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 138 children and adolescents with T1D (aged 8.01–19.11 years, 65 boys) attending a Southern Italian diabetic service and 276 age- and gender-matched healthy peers voluntarily completed an online survey about eating behaviors (ChEAT and EAT-26), anthropometric characteristics, and clinical characteristics. Results 8.69% (N = 12) of participants with T1D and 13.4% (N = 37) of controls had ChEAT/EAT-26 scores indicating presence of DEBs, with no differences between patients—whether children (total ChEAT score F(1, 157) = .104, p = .748) or adolescents (total EAT-26 score F(1, 255) = .135, p = .731)—and healthy peers. zBMI values were lower than those measured in the latest diabetes visit (p < .0001), while HbA1c values remained unchanged (p = .110). In both groups, adolescents had lower Oral Control scores than children (T1D: F(1, 138) = 20.411, p < .0001, η2 = .132, controls: F(1, 276) = 18.271, p < .0001, η2 = .063); additionally, gender (female) and age were found to be significant predictors of several ChEAT/EAT-26 scores. Conclusions This exploratory study suggested that children and adolescents with T1D did not experience more DEB symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown compared to healthy controls. Results revealed DEBs as more of a female adolescent developmental issue rather than a result of the challenges of living with a chronic illness under quarantine measures. Possible effects of parental pressure on their children’s eating behaviors in the context of home confinement and of using a non-diabetes-specific measure to assess DEBs are discussed.

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