28/Aug/2023
Scurvy and food selectivity in childhood: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RC0356
ABSTRACT Despite its rarity, symptomatic micronutrient deficiency remains a public health problem. Scurvy is the differential diagnosis for bleeding disorders and hematological and rheumatological diseases, especially in patients with eating disorders. However, it is unrelated to autism spectrum disorders or other neurodevelopmental disorders. A previously healthy 10-year-old boy living in São Paulo, Brazil, had a history of significant food selectivity unrelated to autism spectrum disorder, resulting in symptomatic ascorbic acid deficiency (scurvy). This resulted in pain and purpuric lesions on […]
Keywords: Adverse childhood experiences; Ascorbic acid; Child; Feeding and eating disorders; Food preferences; Scurvy
24/Aug/2022
The body asks and the mind judges: the episode of food craving, its triggers and nutritional treatment
einstein (São Paulo). 24/Aug/2022;20:eMD6705.
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The body asks and the mind judges: the episode of food craving, its triggers and nutritional treatment
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022MD6705
ABSTRACT Food desires are defined as motivations that drive the search for and consumption of food. However, when domains of intensity and urgency are activated, these desires can become intense (i.e. food craving), being then characterized by episodes or cognitive events loaded with affectivity, in which food is associated with obtaining pleasure or relief, which is the only attentional focus. Specificity and urgency mark the differentiation between food desires and cravings. The process of elaboration with vivid images, the retention […]
Keywords: Binge-eating disorder; Craving; Feeding and eating disorders; Feeding behavior; Food preferences; Motivation
28/Apr/2022
Body dissatisfaction among undergraduate medical students in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6648
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the level of body dissatisfaction among undergraduate medical students in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study with 232 volunteers of both sexes at a private college. The Body Shape Questionnaire was used, which is a tool based on the sum of values that allow classifying body dissatisfaction according to the following scores: less than 111, if absence of body dissatisfaction; between 111 and 138, if mild body dissatisfaction; between […]
Keywords: Body image; Feeding and eating disorders; Mental Health; Nutritional status; Students, medical
12/Dec/2019
Association between eating disorders, suicide and depressive symptoms in undergraduate students of health-related courses
einstein (São Paulo). 12/Dec/2019;18:eAO4908.
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Association between eating disorders, suicide and depressive symptoms in undergraduate students of health-related courses
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4908
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify symptoms of eating disorders and potential associations with risk of suicide and depressive symptoms in undergraduate students of health-related courses. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 271 students. The following instruments were used to identify symptoms of eating disorders: Eating Attitudes Test-26 and Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview were used to screen for depressive symptoms and risk of suicide, respectively. Participants answered a questionnaire aimed to […]
Keywords: Depression; Feeding and eating disorders; Students, health occupations; Suicide