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