Correcting eating disorders in obese adolescents

The relevance of the study is conditioned by the need to study the way of eating as a method of correct in geating disorders in adolescents. Objective. To evaluate the correction potential of the nutrition method in adolescents with eating disorders by alimentary obesity type. Characteristic of children and research methods. At the first stage of the study the research sampling was based on the criteria for body mass index assessing in adolescents. The total size of the research sample was 69 adolescents aged13–16 years with alimentary obesity. The group was equalized by gender. At the second stage, the adolescents were surveyed to assess the rules for the use and content of food consumed, including energy value. At the third stage, all patients were divided into three research groups, two groups had a separate program for the correction of eating disorders, taking in to account the measured parameters. Results. The study confirmed the effectiveness of the nutritional disorders method by changing the eating rules and using object-mediated consumption of food (using cutlery – forks, knives, sticks). At the same time, the content, volume and frequency of food intake were preserved. The average weight loss with an indirect way of eating was up to 2 kg per week. In addition, they recorded a decrease in body mass index. The time of food intake significantly increased, which affects the control of the amount of food consumed, transferring eating actions from an involuntary level with a lack of fixation on taste sensations to an arbitrary one. Conclusion. The technique is recommended for use as part of the eating disorders correction, since it can be easily integrated into any methodological complex and has no contraindications.