Eating disorders as a consequence of improperly managed weight reduction - a study among women with moderate physical activity

GrajekMateusz, Sobczyk Karolina, Kurdyś Małgorzata, Szlacheta Patryk,Sas-Nowosielski Krzysztof. Eating disorders as a consequence of improperly managed weight reduction - a study among women with moderate physical activity. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(8):1074-1087. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.08.091 https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2022.12.08.091 https://zenodo.org/record/7020163 The journal has had 40 points in Ministry of Education and Science of Poland parametric evaluation. Annex to the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of December 21, 2021. No. 32343. Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences). Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159. Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu). © The Authors 2022; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.08.2022. Revised: 07.08.2022. Accepted: 24.08.2022. Eating disorders as a consequence of improperly managed weight reduction - a study among women with moderate physical activity Mateusz Grajek1,2*, Karolina Sobczyk1,3, Małgorzata Kurdyś1, Patryk Szlacheta4, KrzysztofSas-Nowosielski1 1 Department of Humanistic Foundations of Physical Culture, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland 2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland 3 Department of Health Economics and Management, Faculty of Health Science in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland 4 Department of Toxicology and Health Protection, Faculty of Health Science in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland *Correspondence: Matthew Grajek, PhD Piekarska 18 41902 Bytom, Poland mgrajek@sum.edu.pl Abstract Background: Eating disorders are a growing public health challenge. They are characterized by complexity, requiring a wide spectrum of treatment due to the diseases present, somatic complications, body dissatisfaction, and communication difficulties. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of eating disorder risk associated with poorly managed weight loss. Material and methods: the study was conducted on a group of 214 women using a questionnaire by indirect survey method through a form provided online. A proprietary survey questionnaire supplemented by two standardized questionnaires was used: EAT-26 and ORTO-15. Results: The body mass index of 149 respondents (70%) remained normal, while overweight and obese women accounted for a total of 23% - 14% (31 subjects) and 7% (19 subjects), respectively. The study using the EAT-26 questionnaire showed that among the 214 respondents, 98 women were at risk for eating disorders, accounting for 46% of the study group. A cutoff score of 20 was taken as the threshold. A statistically significant difference was noted between BMI and the risk of eating disorders (χ2=26.447; p Conclusions: The occurrence of eating disorders and symptoms indicative of orthorexia does not dependon sociodemographic factors. The appearance of ED may be influenced by the BMI of the subjects. The risk of eating disorders is influenced by relationships with food. There is an ongoing need to promote the role of the nutritionist as a specialist in health and nutrition counseling. Keywords: eating disorders, weight loss, diet, women