scholarly journals Eating habits and body ideals from the Renaissance period to the present: Perspectives from paintings on nutrition and body image

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Alexandros Karampetsos ◽  
Dimitris Efthymiou ◽  
Effrosyni Griva ◽  
Christina Mesiari ◽  
Andrey Severin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Renaissance Period ◽  
Body Ideals

scholarly journals The Development of the Internalization of Sociocultural Body Ideals Scale Using Items From the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement Invariance Testing

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Sicilia ◽  
Antonio Granero-Gallegos ◽  
Manuel Alcaraz-Ibáñez ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Isabel Sánchez-Gallardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Thin Body ◽  
Invariance Testing ◽  
Psychometric Instrument ◽  
Sociocultural Attitudes ◽  
Body Ideal ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Body Ideals

Abstract Eating disorders and body image disturbance are known to result in unhealthy consequences. When attempting to understand the etiology and management of these disorders, sociocultural models of body image disturbance and disordered eating have been predominant. The objective of the present study was to develop and validate the Internalization of Sociocultural Body Ideals Scale (ISBIS), a psychometric instrument that utilizes items from various versions of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ). The ISBIS was developed to overcome some of the limitations found in existing instruments (including the SATAQ) that assess the internalization of sociocultural body ideals. The sample comprised 1130 students aged between 10 and 14 years. The psychometric properties of the ISBIS were examined using different analyses. The results supported the eight-item structure: four items for thin body ideal internalization and four items for thin body muscular/athletic internalization. The structure showed invariance to gender and achieved acceptable internal consistency and temporal stability indexes. Controlling for gender and body mass index, the results also showed that the internalization of the thin body ideal positively predicted social-physique anxiety in a statistically significant way. The results provide empirical evidence that the ISBIS is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing sociocultural body ideals in Spanish preadolescents.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI BODY IMAGE DENGAN KEBIASAAN JAJAN MAHASISWA UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SURABAYA (KAMPUS KETINTANG)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-184
Author(s):  
Nila Anggita Nur Faizah ◽  
Amalia Ruhana
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
Ideal Body Image ◽  
Snack Consumption ◽  
Physical Changes

Body image is the subjective imagination of a person regarding the judgments of other on his body. The ideal body image can encourage someone to do things such as physical changes and other changes, namely snack consumption patterns. This is often experienced by students. This study aims to determine the relationship between perceptions of body image and snacking habits in students. The research targets were Universitas Negeri Surabaya students who were on the Ketintang campus with a sample of 100 people who had met the inclusion criteria. This study used an observational analytical study design with a cross-sectional approach. The instruments used in this study are Body Shape Questionnaire and interviews using a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. The result is 56% of respondents’ body image perceptions negative and 70% of respondents admit to snacking frequently. The resuts of the correlation test showed that there was no relationship between perception of body image and the respondent’s eating habits (p > 0,05). It can be concluded that most respondents are not satisfied with their body image, even though the majority of them often consume snacks every day. It is suggested that students need to get good nutrition education and learning related to body image perception in order to have a positive body image perception. Further research is needed to determine other factors that can affect the perception of body image in students.

scholarly journals Body image dissatisfaction and distortion among food service workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Alessandra dos Santos Nazaret ◽  
Priscila Moreira de Lima Pereira ◽  
Ariele Edna Cristina Souza ◽  
Patricia Aparecida Fontes Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Image Distortion ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Image Distortion

Background: People manifest a growing concern with their bodies due to health-related or esthetic reasons which contributes to increase their body dissatisfaction and distortion. Objective: To analyze weight gain, body image dissatisfaction and distortion among employees of a university restaurant in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which we analyzed the participants’ body weight, height and body mass index. Body image dissatisfaction and distortion were investigated with a figure scale. We administered a questionnaire to investigate weight gain and changes in dietary habits since starting in the job. Sample characteristics and factors related to body image dissatisfaction are described as frequencies and were compared by means of the χ2 test with software SPPS version 17.0. Results: We analyzed 46 employees (82.61% female) 63% of whom gained weight since starting in the job, 3.4 kg on average. Women reported having acquired poorer dietary habits. About 68.4% of the women and 75% of the men exhibited overweight. All the women (100%) and 50% of the men reported body image dissatisfaction and 76.3 and 50% respectively a desire to lose weight. We found a high prevalence of body image distortion, of 94.7% for the women and 100% for the men. Conclusion: Weight gain, changes in dietary habits, body image distortion and dissatisfaction point to the need for dietary and nutritional educational programs which promote healthy eating habits and changes in behavior relating to diet and body image.

Body image dissatisfaction and health-enhancing food choices

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (12) ◽  
pp. 2778-2792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bimbo ◽  
Alessandro Bonanno ◽  
Hans Van Trijp ◽  
Rosaria Viscecchia
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Nutrition Label ◽  
Content Type

PurposePsychological factors, such as body image dissatisfaction and the negative feelings associated with it may be related to the adoption of unhealthy eating behaviours. Also, body image dissatisfaction may lower the likelihood of engaging in long-term healthy eating habits and in the level of attention paid to the quality of the food consumed. As a result, body image may be related to consumers’ choice to purchase and consume health-enhancing food products. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachA pilot study of a small sample of Italian yogurt consumers was employed to explore if there is a relationship between respondents’ level of body image dissatisfaction and the number of health-enhancing yogurt choices. The data were collected by means of a virtual-shelf technique and were analysed using a negative binomial regression.FindingsResults indicate that body image dissatisfaction is inversely related to the number of yogurt packages with health-enhancing features chosen from the virtual shelf. Also, respondents who read the nutrition label and those with more knowledge regarding leading functional yogurt brands, selected a higher number of functional yogurts from the virtual shelf compared, especially among women.Research limitations/implicationsThe results indicate that body image dissatisfaction is inversely related to the number of yogurt packages with health-enhancing features chosen from the virtual shelf. Also, respondents who read the nutrition label and those with more knowledge regarding leading health-enhancing yogurt brands selected a higher number of health-enhancing yogurts options from the virtual shelf compared to others, especially among women.Originality/valueThe relationship between body image dissatisfaction and health-enhancing food choices has not been investigated in the consumer science and marketing literature. Additionally, this is one of the few papers that use a virtual shelf as a data-collection method.

scholarly journals Analysis of Body Perception, Preworkout Meal Habits and Bone Resorption in Child Gymnasts

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2184
Author(s):  
Alessandra Amato ◽  
Patrizia Proia ◽  
Gaetano Felice Caldara ◽  
Angelina Alongi ◽  
Vincenzo Ferrantelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Bone Resorption ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
The Body ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Body Image Perception ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Body Self ◽  
Inadequate Nutrition ◽  
Collagen Type 1

The beneficial effects of physical activity on body image perception and bone are debated among artistic gymnasts. Gymnasts seem to be at greater risk of developing body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and osteoporosis due to inadequate nutrition and attention to the appearance of the body. The objective of this work was to investigate the association between the artistic gymnast and a more favorable body image compared to their sedentary peers and if a preworkout high-carbohydrate meal (HCM; 300 kcal, 88% carbohydrates, 9% protein, 3% fat) or high-protein meal (HPM; 300 kcal, 55% carbohydrates, 31% protein, 13% fat) is able to attenuate bone resorption in young rhythmic gymnasts. Twenty-eight preadolescent female gymnasts were examined. Self-esteem tests were used to analyze body image perception. Preworkout eating habits were examined by short food frequency questions (FFQ) validated for children. The biomarker of the bone resorption C-terminal telopeptide region of collagen type 1 (CTX) was measured in the urine (fasting, postmeal and postworkout). Gymnasts reported higher satisfaction with their body appearance compared to sedentary peers. Of the gymnasts, 30% did not have a preworkout meal regularly, and the timing of the consumption was variable. Bone resorption was decreased by the HCM, consumed 90 min before the training, with respect to the HPM. The study suggests that playing artistic gymnastics is associated with a positive body self-perception in a child. The variability in preworkout meal frequency and timing need attention to prevent inadequate eating habits in light of the ability of the HCM to reduce acute bone resorption.

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