Problematic eating behaviors and nutritional status in 7 to 12 year-old Chilean children
Author
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Silva, Jaime R.
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Capurro, Gabriela
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Saumann, María Paz
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Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea
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2014-03-10T12:29:40Z
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2014-03-10T12:29:40Z
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2013
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International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (2013) 13, 32−39
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/129299
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Artículo de publicación ISI
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Abstract
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Overweight and obesity are medical conditions that require a multidisciplinary
analysis of their causes and treatment. In Chile a sustained increase in the presence of obesity
and excess weight has been observed in children. However, the amount and the dynamics of
the aforementioned problematic eating behaviours in Chilean children are unknown. The aim
of this study was to assess the relationship between restrained, external, and emotional
eating, and variations in body mass index (BMI) in Chilean children. Consequently, 453 children
from 7 to 12 years of age responded to the Children’s Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire,
Spanish version. In addition, their anthropometric data were obtained. A positive association
was found between restrained eating and BMI, and a negative correlation between external
eating and BMI. Emotional eating demonstrated a modest inverse relationship with BMI. A
significant interaction between problematic behaviour and nutritional status (normal-weight,
overweight, obese) was revealed. Restrained eating was characteristic of obese children
whereas external eating of normal-weight children. These results suggest that problematic
eating behaviours and their relationship with body weight are similar to those described in
studies in Europe.