Efsun Karabudak

Nutritional status of university students with binge eating disorder Tıkınırcasınayeme bozukluğu olan üniversite öğrencilerinin beslenme durum ları

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Baskent University, Health Sciences Faculty, Ankara Aim: To determine the binge-eating disorder (BED) and relationships with body mass index (BMI) and nutritional status in 281 university students. Materials and Methods: BED was assessed by Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE) proposed by Henderson and Freeman. Results: Sixty-five students (14.2 % male, 8.9 % female; totally 23.1 %) met the criteria for BED (BED+) with a mean age of 20.9± 1.7 years and BMI of 23.7±3.9 kg/m. Nearly fifteen percent (15.4 %) of the BED+ group was classified as at risk of overweight (85 to <95 percentiles) and 1.5 % of them were classified as overweight (>95 percentile). Significant differences were observed in daily total energy intake between BED+ (2381±1096kcal/day) and BED(1700±747 kcal/day) (p<0.05). There were significantly differences in consuming of breads/cereals, dairy products (p<0.01), vegetables, meat servings (p<0.05), between groups. Conclusion: These findings suggest that BED should be a significant health problem associated with medical problems among university students