[The prevalence of eating behavior disorders in patients with overweight and obesity]

Abstract

The prevalence of food behavior abnormalities among people with overweight and obesity. The

Aim of investigation: To estimate characteristics of food behaviour among people with overweight and obesity.

Materials and methods: We examined 188 human of Chuvashia. Anthropometric data was estimated, bodyweight index and waist-hip index were calculated. Infringements of food behaviour were evaluated according to T.G. Voznesenskoj's recommendations.

The results and conclusion: Food behavior abnormalities appeared more often among people with overweight and obesity than among people with normal weight. The prevalence of food behavior abnormalities depended on the presence of abdominal obesity. The frequency of all types of food behavior abnormalities rose among individuals with overweight and obesity. The groups with overweight and obesity turned out comparable in prevalence and structure of food behavior abnormalities.